Week 1: The Outbreak of WWI - How Europe Spiraled Into the Great War

After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary is determined to put a lid on Serbia once and for all. Germany wanted to go to war with Russia sooner than later, because it was a afraid of a strong Tsar Nicholas II. In our first episode, Indy explains how the various European conflicts spiralled into a world war. This is the first episode of our ongoing series where we follow the events of World War 1 week by week 100 years later.