Question

what were the immidiate causes for the first war of independence .

Answer 1

Rifles.

In 1856 ,the British had managed to control over almost the entire Indian subcontinent. They considered the Indian soldiers inferior and hence, gave them low quality jobs. One such job included the Enfield rifle. In this rifle before loading one had to tear the back of the cartridge with his teeth. In the back of the cartridge, there was some type of grease and a rumor spread that it was the grease of the fats of cows and pigs. In India, the two major religious sects are those of the Hindus and Muslims and they felt offensive because cow is holy for the Hindu and the pig was taboo for the Muslims. The things boiled over when a Indian Sepoy named Mangal Pandey of the Barrack pore battalion refused to work and when forced attacked his British officers. He was executed. This caused an outcry and led to the First War of Independence.

Answer 2

The immediate cause of the first World War is the assassination of Archduke Francis.
As, the gun powder of the war was getting ready since long in Europe but the murder of the Austrian archduke provided the spark which set the whole Europe ablaze.