WWI

The immediate cause of World War one was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. This among nationalism, militarism, imperialiam, and alliances caused Austria- Hungary to declare war on Serbia.Soon many nations got involved forming two alliances: the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. The Central Powers consisted of Austria- Hungary ,Germany, The Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. The Allied Powers were made up of Russia, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy. The U.S.A. later joined the Allied Powers after German U-Boat, Transatlantic cable cut, the sinking of the Lusitania, the Sussex Pledge, the Zimmerman Telegram, and the sinking of three U.S. ships. The political cartoon ridicules the fact that it took so long for America to enter the war and by that time most of the damage had already been done.