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In what ways were the lives of peopleAt home affected by the First World War?
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In what ways were the lives of people At home affected by the First World War? World War I broke out by accident. No European government wanted a war, but most of the European powers preferred to fight rather than back down in the face of diplomatic provocation from their rivals. The spark which provided the excuse to set the armies marching was the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne. Austria immediately accused Serbia of instigating the murderers and issued an ultimatum, whereupon Russia declared her support of Serbia. Once the Russians ordered general mobilization Austrian, French, and German orders followed in quick succession, each triggered by the other. Mobilization plans quickly changed into war plans, because to halt part way through the deployment of military forces would simply create chaos; and chaos invited enemy attack - exactly what mobilization was supposed to prevent! Civilian leadership was displaced by the...
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