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Or surnamed "The Great war"

It spawned the tank, the bomber, and many other things that were going to be used in WWII.

Because of one mans death it gets over 30 countries involved in full trench warfare.

Please someone tell me that's not stupid.

Well, that and the bomb ticking in the US and a bunch of other threats. That was a real reason.

Everyone thinks it's especialy the fault of the student who assasinated the arch duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

I do like this war for one reason; it spawned my favorite novel, All quiet on the western front.

If it wasn't for Erich maria remarque in WWI I wouldn't have the chance to read it. XD

Anyone else a WWI junkie?

I may have to poke at Lunnera till she comes in here and gives her rendition of WWI: General Unpleasantness - a.k.a. two history majors living together and up WAAAAY to late studying for tests. "ATTACK BELGIUM!!!!!"

It's so stupid.

"HUZZAH"
"AHH I'M DYING"
"YOU'RE DYING"

U.S: Haha, Austria, you got OWNED, OWNED!!
Canada: What eh?
Austria: STFU
Russia: OWNED OWNED OWNED.
Austria: STFU STFU STFU!
France: Haha Les stupide allemend, on va les massacre un bon coup de poin.
Austria: Wtf? You're first on the death list. SCHEIFFEN PLAN!
England: Nuh uh sista'.
Russia: OWNED.
U.S.: OWNED.

I'm not a WWI junkie, but it was interesting learning about all of the treaties and stuff (not the end of war treaty, but the treaties signed before the war that allied people together). They were really complicated.

It wasn't Princip (guy that shot Franz Furdenand) that started WWI it was Imperialism and European Countrys having massive egos.

Interesting fact: New Zealand (my home country) had more casualties per capita than any other nation involed in WWI.

NAh it was more like this

In Sarajevo

Ferdinand: (In car) Man those Serbs sure are lucky I'm the heir to throne
Black Hand Terrorist: Raggle Fraggle (tosses bomb)
Fredinand AGH! Son of b***h! (Swats it out)

Explodes harmlessly man is arrested.

Fredinand: Wow, that was close. Now to continue as if that didn't happen.
Gavrilo Princip: I'll show you (Shot both Ferdinand and Wife!
Ferdinand:Agh, damn you driver for taking a wrong turn!

So we wait a few weeks later and skipping over the ultimatum.

Austira: Bout to own you Serbia

Russia: b***h, do it and I'll kill you.

Germany: Try and your dead.

France: (From across the room) Hey I got your back Russia!

Germany: b***h I'll take you too.

Germany: Von Moltke the lesser get your a** in gear. Belgium stop being an a*****e.

Britain: Oh the hell you did.

Germany: Ah hell.

Italy: The hell I'm fighiting this s**t over Serbia.