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ORIGINAL COMIC BY ΒI only did the colors
All credit for the great idea, awesome drawing and historical knowledge goes too AngusMcLeod.
Original version can be found here: angusmcleod.deviantart.com/artβ¦
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Austria-Hungary wanted to impose rule on Serbia, so gave an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand by Gavrillo Princip. Serbia actually accepted all but one of Austria's conditions (Which every other power in Europe, including Germany and Russia) thought was sufficient to avoid war. Austria, however, refused to accept Serbia's acceptance, and declared war.
Russia, which had a historic tie to the Slavic peoples in Serbia, issued a half-mobilization order for it's armed forces. Russia told Austria to cease hostilities with Serbia, and when Germany told Russia to cease mobilizations, Tzar Nicholas actually tried explaining it to his cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm, both of them expressing desires to remain at peace. They even signed their telegrams with "Nicky" and "Willy".
Unfortunately, German diplomats had other things in mind, and issued an ultimatum to Russia, stating that if Russia did not cease it's mobilization, Germany would mobilize against Russia. Russia didn't cease mobilization, and turned to France, which it had a treaty with. France, which wanted vengeance for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, agreed wholeheartedly, and mobilized.
Austria sent troops into Serbia, Russia crashed into Germany and Austria, and Germany, wanted to fight a two-front war for as little time as possible, rapidly mobilized against France, choosing to march through Belgium to try to seize Paris as fast as possible. This enraged Great Britain, who had a treaty with Belgium, and Britain deployed it's army, the only professional army in Europe at the time.
The Ottoman Empire joined shortly after solely due to the war-hawkish actions of Enver Pasha, Italy joined the war in late 1915 to seize territory from Austria that it had claim to, Romania joined the war in September of 1916 after the massive Brusilov Summer Offensive shattered the Austro-Hungarian army for the time. The United States however waited until late 1917 after Germany began unrestricted U-Boat warfare for the second time, after Wilson had threatened war.
The United States WAS the reason the war ended when it did, since Britain and France had plans for 1919 offensives. Kaiser Wilhelm only agreed to abdicate because Woodrow Wilson had assured him that he, not the British or French, would be the one leading the peace talks. When Woodrow was given a minor role, THAT was when Germany got screwed over.
Sorry for the huge comment, but I am a Great War historian, so it makes me uncomfortable when the actual sequence of events isn't shown.
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for the millionth time, I just colored it I'm not the original creator, take your historical criticisms to him if you want
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Context and knowledge is never a bad thing. Even if you didn't make this, it doesn't hurt you to know the actual sequence of events
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Ever heard ofΒ Β Battle of Limanowa ,Β Β Siege of Przemysl , or theΒ Isonzo Β front? Hungary took it's part there, howewer, the main role of world war I is unquestionable. Oh, and one more thing, the capitulated Romania joined the war at the end of the war, and took it's place amongst the winners, after 2 years of neutrality... (I know, the historical background was not Your job, still, i felt it important to tell. 
Greetings from Hungary!
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Pretty accurate except for the beginning (Germany was the one ordering Austria to attack Serbia in order to start a general war, and Russia was the the first to oppose Germany/Austria on their aggression, not France) and the end (which dumbly implies that the US were not only relevant to the result (which they truly weren't) but that they were also the main reason for it)
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Yeah I only colored that, any comments on historical accuracy are for the original creator to ignore
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well at the rage attack moment according to what Iβve learn germany failed it and france and england was already starting to eat germany as america arrive
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Oops sorry!Β They're doing WW1 as a bar fight.Β This is great though
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My drama group are doing this.Β We have little boys playing the countries!
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Oh god, the look on Germany's face,. Priceless
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I like the colored version, super cool and so much easier to tell who's who.
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LOVE IT. XD
Definitely would love to see the rest.Β
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This pretty much what we did when acting as countries...
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I think that the Austrian empire had a different flag (that's the new Austrian flag in the comic).
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Think again! The Austrian flag has been in use since 1230.
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Γhm I think he is right, with a bit Google you find out, that Austria-Hungary had this flag at that time:
www.fahnenwelt.com/pics/362256β¦
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Da kΓΆnnten wir uns jetzt streiten, so wie ich das verstehe war das die Flagge der Habsburger, und Γsterreich-Ungarn hatte keine gemeinsame Staatsflagge. Die Diskussion ist allerdings ΓΌberflΓΌssig, das Bild is vier Jahre alt und ich hab die Datei nicht mehr und auch keine Lust da jetzt noch was zu Γ€ndern.Β
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Didn't Germany try to get Mexico to attack the USA so they would say out of the war in Europe?
And that's why America went to war?
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It was actually British propaganda, but so the story goes, yes
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uh... you do know that the reason for Russia's revolution was because the austrians and hunarians beat them senseless then let about 1-5 million angry, hungry, and armed men back to moscow.
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i heard another reason is because Russia needed to pay their army, they printed money, leading to hyperinflation, making food more expensive, yet pay never changed, making people hungry and mad at the Tsar.
(plz let us not start a debate. i'm just saying what i heard.)
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Love it, although the end is a bit inaccurate, america couldnt win alone, and they didnt, the allied forces just didnt have enough soldiers without them to win, so when america joined we got more forces and managed to make a final push
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thank you, although I'm only responsible for the colours. all complaints about content go to
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Awesome, will you do the same with the ww2 comic?
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Great work! Talking about flags, the USA flag in the WWI (and WWII) was the 48 stars flag:
[link]
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yeeaah I know but I don't have the file anymore <-<
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was this a class project or something? if so what teacher? (it aloso looks awsome)
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read the descriptioooon
No, this wasn't anyone's class project. I didn't even draw it, I just did the colours
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This was great in the original format and its only gotten better now!
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A witty and hilarious overview of the First World War 
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Hahha ah man this is hilarious
I hope I'm not being stupid but what is the country in the panel 37?
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Oh lord, don't make me count xD
Do you mean the one that says "Three month's later"? That's France, but we only see his left side, so the flag is incomplete
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Counting in the morning is healthy haha
Yes! Tank you! Hope I wasn't TO stupid haha
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