Austria-Hungary Research Paper

In 1914, Austria-Hungary had already annexed (taken over) many other places that are shown in the map on the left. On the 28th June the same year, a man named Franz Ferdinand, that was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, went to inspect the army in Sarajevo with his wife Sophie in Bosnia- much to the indignation of Serbian Nationalists. These nationalists were united in the belief that they should be part of an independent and ambitious Serbian nation. (Due to the fact that Austria-Hungary had annexed the capital in 1908) The same day was Serbia’s National Day, making the visit perceived to the nationalists as a direct insult to Serbia. Along with June 28th being Serbia’s National Day, it was also Franz and Sophie’s wedding anniversary and …show more content…
The first attempt to assassinate them was by Serbian nationalist Nedjelko Cabrinovic who tried to throw a grenade under the car- however the bomb rolled off the car along with some bystanders and an officer; he was arrested by the police. Later on, after the ceremony had finished (pictured in the second box) on the way to visit the injured officer, the driver took a wrong turn at the junction of Appel quay and Franzjosefstrasse where one of the Serbian Nationalists, Gavrilo Princip was walking home- thinking that he had failed at assassinating Ferdinand. As he saw the car driving, he spotted the opportunity and reached for his gun- then shot Ferdinand in the Jugular Vein, located in the neck and also shot Sophie in the abdomen. At the time, Sophie was an expectant mother. By 11.30 am, both had bled to death in the car. In the meantime, officers had seized Princip and knocked him down, kicked him, beat him over the head with their swords and scraped the skin off his neck with the edges of the swords- but refrained from killed him (pictured in the third