Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in June of 1914. After much hand-wringing and indecision on the proper response, – declared war on Serbia in August of 1914. Europe was entangled in a series of complicated alliances that involved both Serbia and Austria. Serbia was allied with –, which was allied with –. While – was in agreement with, but not yet in a formal alliance with France, Austria and its ally – formed the Central Powers, and by the end of August 1914 all these nations were at was.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in June of 1914. After much hand-wringing and indecision on the proper response, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in August of 1914. Europe was entangled in a series of complicated alliances that involved both Serbia and Austria. Serbia was allied with Russia, which was allied with France. While Britain was in agreement with, but not yet in a formal alliance with France, Austria and its ally Germany formed the Central Powers, and by the end of August 1914 all these nations were at war.

Explanation:

World War I was the first conflict to involve all the world, and because of that, everything related to alliances was completely new. For the most part, the first year of the war was so complicated that even the generals and leaders didn't understand it. Each country formed its alliances based on proximity, trade, culture or something that was correlated or to achieve a certain goal such as territory or goods.

c. troops marched forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons

every of the four river valley civilizations, religion played an enormous role in shaping and cultivating each civilization. this essay will briefly discuss how religion formed the river valley people’s government and view on geography. religion dictated how the peoples of the river valley civilizations managed government and geography.

            religious leaders played prominent roles in every river valley civilizations form of government. from ancient egypt and mesopotamia to china’s historic empire and the indus river valley, all the river valley civilizations had significant religious figures. in ancient egypt, the pharaoh was revered as a god and therefore was given his right as supreme governing authority in the eyes of the people. the elusive emperors of china gained there governing rights by a mandate of heaven creating long lines of dynasties until the common people of china felt the dynasty had lost the favor of the gods. chinese emperors were not only governing leaders but also the spiritual leaders of ancient china. mesopotamian and indus river valley priests were referred as has head officials who had vast amounts of authority in these two civilizations primitive forms of democracy. religion shaped the structure and social caste of the four river valley civilizations.

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