The Smithsonian does not operate any parking facilities except at the National Zoo, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and the Anacostia Community Museum. 1  There are numerous commercial parking lots and garages located within several blocks of the museums on and near the National Mall.
According to Sheffield, the First World War began for two fundamental reasons: First, decision-makers in Berlin and Vienna chose to pursue a course that they hoped would bring about significant political advantages even if it brought about general war.irst World War: 'the violent birth of the modern world'. The events that led up to the assassination are significantly more complicated, but most scholars agree that the gradual emergence of a group of alliances between major powers was partly to blame for the descent into war.
World War 1 started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This was the immediate cause but there were a series of events which triggered the war. See below for more information and facts about how World War 1 started. Since Britain had agreed to maintain the neutrality of Belgium, they immediately declared war on Germany. 2  British and Germany forces first fought at the Battle of Mons in Belgium. 3  This was the first of many battles between Britain and Germany on the Western Front and is when World War 1 started for Britain.