July 28, 1914, the Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
It was an entirely just war under international law. A month earlier, Serbian operatives had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne, and the archduke's wife Sophia. Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia to turn over the miscreants. When Serbia failed to comply, Franz Joseph declared war.
Three days later, Russia, an ally of Serbia, mobilized. The next day, Germany, allied to Austria-Hungary, mobilized and declared war on Russia. France, allied with Russia, mobilized. On August 3, Germany declared war on France. The following day, Germany declared war on neutral Belgium and invaded that country. England declared war on Germany.
It was all very correct.
The ensuing war destroyed the German, Austro-Hungarian and Tsarist empires and left France and England in a shambles.
But it was correctly done.
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