WW1 had no cause

[enchanted]

Growing up we are told that WW1 started because of an arms race and an assassination of an arch duke. These don't seem like good reasons to start a world wide conflict that the. led to WW2, Korean War, and the Cold war. 

Also, why do we honour the soldiers of such stupidity ? 

[Ulax]

There are various known causes of ww1.

For example, Britain's unwillingness to let Belgium fall into a rival's hands. The french's perceieved humiliated in 1871 at the hands of the Germans.

[Leo Gura]

The causes of WW1 are a complex web. It doesn't have a single simple cause.

[Rafael Thundercat]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

The causes of WW1 are a complex web. It doesn't have a single simple cause.

It goes back in History. Some connections with the Habsburg Family. who was the guy who was shot dead in Saravejo

"Wiki Help"

" Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the prominent Habsburg royal shot and killed in Sarajevo (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, then annexed by Austria-Hungary) on June 28, 1914. His assassination by a Bosnian Serb nationalist triggered the chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I.

Key Details of the Assassination

The Victim: Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, was also shot and killed in the same attack.

The Location: The shooting took place in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. While often associated with Serbia because of the assassin's nationality and political goals, Sarajevo was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time.

The Assassin: Gavrilo Princip, a 19-year-old Bosnian Serb student and member of the revolutionary movement Young Bosnia, fired the fatal shots. He was backed by the Black Hand, a secret Serbian nationalist military society.

The Aftermath: Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack and declared war one month later on July 28, 1914. This activated European military alliances and sparked World War I." 

Edited 2 hours ago by Rafael Thundercat

[Phil King]

it was planned and can be seen in the assasination of franz ferdinand. The license plate in the car he was shot was A 11 11 18. Foreshadowing armistice day 108 years ago today on November 11, 1918. 

Coincidence?!?! I think not!