- What were the opening moves in ww1?
- What were the 4 main powers at the start of ww1?
- What is the intro of World War 1?
What were the opening moves in ww1?
Germany's Attack on Belgium
Germany's troops were the first to move, and their initial target was Belgium. The first German troops crossed the border on the night of August 3, 1914, expecting to overtake the little nation quickly and to move on to their main objective of France.
What were the 4 main powers at the start of ww1?
Page 1 – Introduction. The Allies described the wartime military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire as the 'Central Powers'.
What is the intro of World War 1?
The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 set off a chain of events that led to war in early August 1914. The assassination was traced to a Serbian extremist group that wanted to increase Serbian power in the Balkans by breaking up the Austro-Hungarian Empire.