![]() One of the driving factors behind Germany’s entry into the fighting of World War I is its history with its European neighbors. With that, World War I had begun and Europe was divided. Finally, Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia on August 6th in retaliation for its support of Serbia. However, Britain also wanted to keep its commitments to France as outlined in the their alliance agreement. This was due in part to Germany’s invasion of Belgium, which Britain had promised to protect. This caused Britain to enter the fray on August 4th when it declared war against Germany. In fact, Germany formally declared war on August 1st against France, Belgium, and Russia. German troops were readied to invade France, through Belgium with the plan of attack known as the Schlieffen Plan. In fact, Germany had promised its ally, Austria-Hungary, a ‘blank check’ in support of the conflict. Having heard of the Russian mobilization against Austria-Hungary, Wilhelm II of Germany ordered German mobilization on August 1st. ![]() In response, Russia mobilized its forces further on July 30th and began to prepare for war with Austria-Hungary. Officially, World War I started on July 28th, 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
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