Veterans Day is coming up on November 11, a national holiday. It began as a celebration of the end of the first world war a century ago (1914-1918):
Austria-Hungary's heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was murdered in the summer of 1914. That event started the ball rolling for the disaster that became World War I (WWI).
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, then drew in its ally Germany. Eventually most other European countries and their colonies around the world also joined the war. That's how it became more or less global.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, then drew in its ally Germany. Eventually most other European countries and their colonies around the world also joined the war. That's how it became more or less global.
This global disaster resulted in at least 9 million military deaths and 5 million civilian deaths (mostly due to famine and disease).
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