World War I | Major Participants, Causes and Outcome result of World War 1

Major Participants

1. Germany, Austria, Hungry, Bulgaria and Turkey formed a group known as Central Powers.

2. England, France, Belgium and Serbia later joined by Russia adn Italy , were known as the Allied Powers.

Causes of War

The First World War was a consequence of

1. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

2. Initiation of war against Serbia by Austria.

3. Mobilization of Forces against Austria-Hungry by Russia.

Outcome

The Allied forces won the war, Treaty of Versailles was sigend, whichcurbed the power of the German Empire and led to the creation of many new countries in Eastern Europe.

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