 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Inonetsekana nezvinetso zvemukati, France yakapa ngwariro shomanene kumutemo wokunze mukati menguva ya1911-1914, kunyange zvazvo yakawedzera basa rehondo kusvika kumakore matatu kubva pamakore maviri pamusoro pokushora kwakasimba kweSocialist muna 1913. Dambudziko reBalkan ra1914 raikurumidza kuwedzeraFrance yakanga isingazivi, uye yakatamba rutivi ruduku bedzi mukuuya kweHondo yeNyika I. Dambudziko reSerbia rakaparira mubatanidzwa wakaoma wesungano dzemauto pakati penyika dzeEurope, zvichiita kuti nyika zhinji dzenyika yacho, kubatanidza France, dzipinzwe muhondo mukati memavhiki mashomanene. Austria-Hungary yakazivisa hondo kuSerbia mukupera kwaJuly, ichikonzera kuunganidzwa kweRussia. Musi waAugust 1 vose vari vaviri Germany neFrance vakarayira kuunganidzwa. Germany yakanga yakanyatsogadzirira zvechiuto kupfuura dzimwe nyika dzose dzakabatanidzwa, kubatanidza France. Umambo hweGermany, semubatanidzwa weAustria, hwakazivisa hondo kuRussia. France yakanga yakabatana neRussia uye naizvozvo yakanga yakagadzirira kuita hondo neGermany. Pana 3 August Germany yakazivisa hondo kuFrance, ndokutumira mauto ayo kupfurikidza neBelgium isina kwayakarerekera. Britain yakapinda muhondo musi wa4 Nyamavhuvhu, ndokutanga kutumira mauto musi wa7 Nyamavhuvhu. Italy, kunyange zvazvo yakanga yakabatana neGermany, yakaramba isina kwayakarerekera uye ipapo yakabatana neAllies muna 1915. 