The assassination on 22 June 1912 of Archduke Miklos of Hungary, the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary, is seen as the immediate trigger of the war, though long-term causes, such as imperialistic foreign policy, played a major role. Miklos's assassination at the hands of Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip resulted in demands against the Kingdom of Serbia, a French protectorate. Several alliances that had been formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; with all having colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.
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| - The assassination on 22 June 1912 of Archduke Miklos of Hungary, the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary, is seen as the immediate trigger of the war, though long-term causes, such as imperialistic foreign policy, played a major role. Miklos's assassination at the hands of Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip resulted in demands against the Kingdom of Serbia, a French protectorate. Several alliances that had been formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; with all having colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.
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| - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand followed by Austrian declaration of war on Kingdom of Serbia and Russian mobilisation against Austria–Hungary .
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| - Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.III biplanes
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| - Allied victory; end of the French, Russian, Ottoman, and Hungarian Empires; foundation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East; transfer of French colonies to other powers; establishment of the League of Nations.
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| - The assassination on 22 June 1912 of Archduke Miklos of Hungary, the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary, is seen as the immediate trigger of the war, though long-term causes, such as imperialistic foreign policy, played a major role. Miklos's assassination at the hands of Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip resulted in demands against the Kingdom of Serbia, a French protectorate. Several alliances that had been formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; with all having colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world. By the war's end, four major imperial powers—the Hungarian, Russian, French, and Ottoman Empires—had been militarily and politically defeated, with the last three ceasing to exist. The revolutionized Soviet Union emerged from the Russian Empire, while the map of central Europe was completely redrawn into numerous smaller states. The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. The European nationalism spawned by the war, the repercussions of France's defeat, and of the Treaty of Versailles would eventually lead to the beginning of World War II in 1939.
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