1. World War I Begins! Bryant McCarthy EDUC 6305 February 18, 2010

2. It all began at a parade… Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were in back seat of an open car in a motorcade on their way to visit patients a military hospital. June 28, 1914, Sarajevo, Bosnia

5. Over the next 37 days treaties were formed as countries began form alliances with Austrian and Serbian militaries.

6. Germany provided Austria with limitless funds to defeat Serbia.

8. With this event major countries began declaring war on each other.

9. Germany declared war on Russia August 1, 1914