In 1914, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. This was the start of the first World War. There were other contributing factors to the first World War like nationalism and such, which sent German, Russia, USA, Britain, Italy, Serbia, France,the Ottoman Empire and more into war. This damaged countries, politically, economically and socially.. This economically wrecked countries, like Germany, Britain and France, According to Document 6, Germany spent roughly 39 million dollars and on top of that at the end of the war Germany owed 20,000,000,000 gold marks due to the Treaty of Versailles, according to document 4, in reparations.…
The Archduke was killed by Serbian Nationalists known as the Blank Hand, who sought a pan-slavic country. This assassination started a diplomatic crisis. This then led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, which then brought in many allies to help fight. Overall, the assassination was the spark World War I, by creating a conflict and then making it grow into something…
Germany sided with Austria-Hungary, while Russia sided with the Serbians. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia with the back-up of Germany on July 28 1914. As Russia was partnered with the Serbians, Germany took that as an excuse to declare war on Russia. Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, and then France on August 3, as France was allied with Russia. Germany was the main aggressor in the lead up and throughout WW1.…
Another cause of WWI was the assassination of, the heir of the Austro-Hungarians throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. Gavrilo Princip, a Serb belonging to the group Black Hand, shot and killed Archduke and Franz wife Sophie. The Black Hand wanted to make Serbia to be independent from Austria Hungary. The assassination of Ferdinand led both countries to eventually declare on each…
There were many controversial topics throughout the world during the 20th century such as WWI, WWII, the Civil Rights movement, women’s rights, and the Vietnam War. Although this was a difficult time for most people (especially since the stock market crashed in 1929) there were a few influential people (Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks) that stood out from the rest in leading the fight for equality. What sparked the uproar in the east that eventually lead to the beginning of “The Great War”? On June 28th, 1914 a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, while he was visiting Sarajevo a city in the Bosnia-Herzegovina province.…
World War I was a significant and greatly corrosive war because it took everything away from the Germans, causing their economy to gradually decline, and eventually leading to the beginning of World War II. The immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke, Franz Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary believed that the Serbians were the reprehensible group for committing this act because they knew Serbia was angered by the upcoming annexation of territories they believe should be theirs. After the assassination, chaos began to set in as countries allied together and, in a confusing sequence of events, declared war on other countries for their own personal reasons and benefits.…
Germany, with the treaty with Austria-Germany, declared war on Russia. France, bounded by a treaty with Russia, was at…
Doc1). Since there was an alliance between Russia and Serbia, Russia declared war on Austria (DBQ:What were the underlying Background Essay-Chart, 2010,p. Doc1). Then Germany declared war against Russia (DBQ:What were the underlying Background Essay-Chart, 2010,p. Doc1).…
The war sparked in the Austria-Hungary empire, when the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary ruled over Serbia and Serbia wanted freedom, the way to do that is to assassinate the heir but, that was not such a good idea. Then on July 18, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, this is the start of World War 1. ("DBQ: What Were the Underlying ...", 2010, p. Doc 1)…
Serbia has Germany while Austria had Russia, this led to France and England also getting involved due to their alliance. The underlying cause of WW1 was nationalism, but what sparked the fire hidden behind the whole war was the Fatal Assassination of Archduke…
Nationalism was one of the most significant causes of World War I. Nationalism basically means when a group of people have pride in their country, and are willing to do anything for their country. The key aspect discussed “To overcome resistances… national governments… state-controlled systems of education,compulsory military service, manipulation of the press… ”(Document J). This quote is saying that people are being manipulated into supporting their country and believe that their country is the best compared to others and people have to do whatever their country says. In comparison Document H talks about a similar thing “God save the noble Tsar! Long may he live, in power”(Document H).…
Nationalism played an important role when it came to the First World War and gave way to the idea of imperialism. The main goal that all the countries involved wanted to reach was some sort of competition, economically and territorially. This affected the war because they wanted to prove that they were at the top and regain their power, but at the same time every other country wanted to compete for the same thing, so it was more difficult to conquer. Nationalism increased the anticipation of the war because the motivation to have all the power and remain unstoppable instigated a lot of tension. Imperialism and nationalism go hand in hand and had an influence of the First World War, in terms of capitalism, for example, in the reading, the problem…
With a boiling level of indignation, Austrians decisively declares war on Serbia after they refused to sign the ultimatum. As much as both countries wanted Imperialism, the main source behind Serbia’s assassination came from their vigorous fight with Austria. Highly anticipated to annex Bosnia and Herzegonina, the Austrian’s success left Serbian’s enraged as it was also their ambition to claim the territory. 4) Failing to retrieve any land, the Serbians acted upon their vexation and assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand during his holiday in Sarajevo (5) Worst of all, this whole catastrophe deteriorated and turned into another ‘domino-effect’, where the two countries and their allies collision engaged more and more participation across the globe.…
1. According to Chickering, and Empires and Citizens, there were multiple reasons for the outbreak of the war of 1914. Some were long and some were short term causes. Such as the effects of Militarism and Imperialism. However, in Chickering, the assassination of Archduke Fran Ferdindad in June 1914, contributed greatly to the outbreak when a Serbian student shot him and his wife to death.…
How has europe changed after 1917 to now? Website i used- Share Austria-Hungary blamed serbia and declared war. Other nations jumped in. By early august world war I had begun.…