World War 1 ke karan

World War 1 ne 1914 mein shuru hoke 20 million log ko mar dala.

Lekin yeh ek din mein nahi hua—saalo ke tension aur rivalry ne isko tayyar kiya.

Pehla karan: Germany bahut powerful ho gaya aur Europe ka balance bigad diya.

Britain, France aur Russia ko dar tha ki Germany unhe dominate kar dega.

Dusra karan: Countries ne apne aap ko groups mein divide kar liya—alliances.

Ek taraf Triple Entente tha—Britain, France aur Russia ek saath. Doosri taraf Triple Alliance tha—Germany, Austria-Hungary aur Italy ek saath. Tisra karan: Sabhi countries ne bahut saare weapons banaye—arms race.

• Triple Entente = Britain, France, Russia
• Triple Alliance = Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Chautha karan: Balkans mein bahut saara tension tha—Serbia aur Austria-Hungary ladne ke liye tayyar the. 28 June 1914 ko Gavrilo Princip ne Archduke Franz Ferdinand ko shoot kar diya.

• Balkans—conflict ka center

Franz Ferdinand Austria-Hungary ka next king tha, toh Austria-Hungary bahut gussa ho gaya. Austria-Hungary ne Serbia ko blame kiya aur 28 July 1914 ko war declare kar diya.

• Franz Ferdinand = heir to throne

Phir alliances ne ek chain reaction shuru kar diya—sabhi ek dusre ke against lad gaye.

Quiz: Archduke Franz Ferdinand ko kisne shoot kiya aur kab? World War 1 ka sabse bada karan: power imbalance, alliances, arms race, aur Balkans crisis.

• 4 main causes: power, alliances, weapons, Balkans