Talk:Gagislobista/@comment-120.141.239.163-20120201044802/@comment-2078726-20120201185454

Because the allies saw the rebellion as an independence movement from the Austrian empire, and that Russia attempted to intervene, which was allied with Britain at the time, so when Germany declared war on Russia, when Russia mobilized against Austria, it forced (or gave Britain an excuse) to declare war on Germany, which wanted Germany's overseas colonies.