World War I started in 1914.

What we found

Supports. AP's timeline lists 1914 events including Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia on July 28 and Germany declaring war on Russia and France in early August, marking the war's 1914 start.[1]

Supports. BBC's history states that on 28 July 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Europe descended into war, with Britain declaring war on Germany on 4 August 1914.[2]

Supports. Britannica and Encyclopedia.com both date the start of World War I to July 28, 1914, following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.[3][4]

Context. Scholars debate the deeper causes of the war, but the outbreak date of 1914 is not disputed across the sources.[5]

Sources

5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated

1. 1From first shot to silence of peace: Timeline of World War I - AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2. 2World War One: The global conflict that defined a centurybbc.co.uk · tier 1 · cited for: supports
3. 3World War I | Causes, Years, Combatants, Casualties ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
4. 4World War Iencyclopedia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5. 5Why Did World War I Happen? | Contemporary History: World at Warcfr.org · not rated · cited for: context

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• Badlands Media · Aug 11, 2026“For example, the Federal Reserve Act was passed in 1913, and then in 1914, World War I started”Post →