Important Figures
-One important figure was of course the archduke ferdinand who represented Austria-Hungary and he impacted the war by basically starting it all. He was assassinated by a Serbian and was the heir to the throne.
-Also, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian serb, assassinated the archduke and his wife therefore enraged Austria-Hungary and made them ready to wage war on Serbia.
-Emperor William II of Germany promised Austria-Hungary full support if war broke out with Russia.
-Russia's Czar Nicholas II ordered mobilization of the Russian army in order to support Serbia.
-General Von Schlieffen of Germany designed a plan for a two-front war against Russia and France.
-Lawrence of Arabia encouraged Arab princes in the middle east to revolt against their Ottoman overlords.
-Also, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian serb, assassinated the archduke and his wife therefore enraged Austria-Hungary and made them ready to wage war on Serbia.
-Emperor William II of Germany promised Austria-Hungary full support if war broke out with Russia.
-Russia's Czar Nicholas II ordered mobilization of the Russian army in order to support Serbia.
-General Von Schlieffen of Germany designed a plan for a two-front war against Russia and France.
-Lawrence of Arabia encouraged Arab princes in the middle east to revolt against their Ottoman overlords.