https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q modern world history en-us 2021-04-07 14:41:01 UTC 2021-04-07 18:25:22 UTC hello@padlet.com go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392173752 The assassination took place in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, a province in the Balkans that had been annexed by Austria-Hungary.]]> 2021-04-07 16:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392173752 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392178722 After Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.]]> 2021-04-07 16:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392178722 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392183091 Germany declares war to Russia because they were enemies and they saw Russia's mobilization as a war threat.]]> 2021-04-07 16:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392183091 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392186118 On the same day, the Netherlands and Belgium were also invaded, allowing the Germans to avoid a direct assault on the Maginot Line.]]> 2021-04-07 16:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392186118 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392190945  Because Germany was planning to attack Russia, and they knew France would honors its alliance with Russia. Since a war on two fronts was inevitable, they decided to strike first so they would keep the initiative.]]> 2021-04-07 16:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392190945 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392196832 , Britain recruited a huge volunteer citizens' army. New recruits were then given months of basic training in camps all over the country where they learned to be soldiers]]> 2021-04-07 16:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392196832 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392199173 Belgians refused to let them through, so the Germans decided to enter by force and invaded Belgium ]]> 2021-04-07 16:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392199173 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392208034 2021-04-07 16:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392208034 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392215036 Germany attacked France through Belgium. Within hours, Britain declared war on Germany.]]> 2021-04-07 16:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392215036 go0802 https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392810870 Russia promised to support France when it found out that Germany had declared war on France. Soon after, France urged Russia to mobilize because it was afraid of immediate attack from the Germans and they were right.]]> 2021-04-07 18:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/go0802/wxi8usnppp4cri1q/wish/1392810870