Question

Immediate cause of World War 1 and 2

Answer 1

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo was the immediate cause of WWI. His assassination by a Serb national led to Germany Austria, and her ally Germany, declaring war on Serbia.

The immediate cause of the outbreak of WWII in Europe in 1939 was the German invasion of Poland. When Germany invaded, France and England kept their promise and declared war. The broader cause of the war was German aggression and French and British appeasement.

Answer 2

World War - I

On 28 th June , 1914 , the heir to the throne of Austria Hungary , Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo , the capital of Bosnia .

The assassination was organized by a secret society called Black Hand or the Union of Death .

Their motive was to unite all Serbians to form a single Serbian state.

Austria served an ultimatum on Serbia demanding eleven demands.

As Serbia did not accept all demands , Austria declared the War on Serbia.

Soon all countries joined the War.

This was the immediate cause.

World War - II

The humiliating Treaty of Versailles led to the War.

Germany signed a treaty with Russia .

Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1 , 1939 was the cause of World War - II .

France and Britain gave an ultimatum to Germany.

It was a situation where all European countries clashed.

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