• xohshoo@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    24
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    16 hours ago

    Russia has treaties with Britain since like 1904 that obligated it to engage in WWI. Thats how the murder of a Serbian devolved into a world war

    Outcome of leading to the downfall of the regime regardless, it was a little different than Afghanistan or Ukraine

    • Fritee@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      5 hours ago

      They also were figthing and got defeated by Japan right before that - did contribute to the downfall a little

    • WideEyedStupid@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      18
      ·
      edit-2
      9 hours ago

      Not to be thát person, but Archduke Franz Ferdinand was not a Serb, he was Austrian. Even though Austria-Hungary did annex Bosnia and Herzegovina in the late 19th century, Franz Ferdinand was not born there - in fact he was born before the annexation.

      Unless you mean his killer, but then your wording is a little off and I would say “murder BY a Serbian.” Even so, the ethnicity of the murderer wasn’t really as important as his target. ;)

    • sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      9 hours ago

      Thats how the murder of a Serbian devolved into a world war

      Archduke Franz Ferdinand was Austrian.