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Post by TheCollector on Jun 28, 2014 10:30:16 GMT -6
I figured I'd give a history lesson on what started it all. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie were both killed after their wedding in 1914. Austria-Hungary and Germany previously had a deal to protect each other. That's what started it all. This is also in part what started Hitler's WW2. The book Mein Kampf was inspired during WW1.
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Post by ToadKart on Jun 28, 2014 12:33:41 GMT -6
Yep, with everything that's currently going on over in Ukraine, Iraq, and elsewhere right now, it makes me wonder if "they" have anything special planned this year for the 100th anniversary.
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Post by smalldogjr on Jun 28, 2014 13:41:54 GMT -6
Its realy interesting how WW1 and WW2 impacted many around the world. I remember my teacher talking about how the great war impacted and what we thought about it, and I remember saying it had nothing to do with me or it did not impacted me in any way. but come to find out my ancestors were Sephardic and Roma-gypsys who fled Europe and came to The Americas, to escapee Persecution. so it did have a lot to do with me and many others who may not be aware. Its crazy finding out that the Great war was the reason for my ancestors coming here.
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