Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted four years, ending in 1918, tension had been stirring long before throughout Europe; specifically, in the southeast Balkan region known as the “powder keg.” European powers such as the Ottoman Empire, the Russians and other parties had a number of alliances that were threatened by political instability. The murder of the heir to the Austro Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie by a Serbian…

from 1914 to 1918 and is said to have killed over seventeen million individuals (Wikipedia 1). The greatest, most known cause of the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg on June 28, 1914 (Levinson 158). Following these murders, the empire of Austria-Hungary declared war on the kingdom of Serbia. Of course, there were indeed several other key government and political issues that aided in the inclination for…

Document I highlights the assassination of Austria’s archduke as the main instigation for war. This is done by portraying Sarajevo as a match that would set fire to a pile of logs. In turn, the logs are a symbol of the less immediate causes of war such as alliances, imperialism and militarism. Document F strengthens…

World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, using the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian as an excuse for them to keep their power over Bosnia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries soon, like a chain reaction, dragged allies from both countries into the war, the main two alliances being the Central Powers and the Allied Forces. On Austria-Hungary’s side were Germany and Italy; together, they were part of the Central Powers.…

Marshall Alfred Von Schlieffen, involved a swift invasion of France, complete debilitation of its military, followed by a defensive operation on the Empire’s lengthy shared border with Russia. Although the assassination of Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand did not occur, for nearly 9 years after the formation of the plan, tensions had been rising within continental Europe for the past two decades. Tensions were especially heavy along the western coast of the continent, where land…

history was inevitable. Europe had constant tensions between so many of it’s countries. These tensions between countries in Europe were just waiting to explode. All they needed was one event to trigger the war to start. This event was when archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Even though the assassination started the war, the reasons the war was inevitable because of the militarism, nationalism, and the alliances within the European countries. Militarism was very strong in Europe at this…

Introduction With the bullets of a Serbian rebel, Gavrilo Princip, piercing the chest of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, World War I catapulted into existence. It was in the year 1914 and vibrations of political unrest resonated through Europe. The first half of the twentieth century produced more change, more economic catastrophe, and more bloodshed than any other time prior to it in human history. The conclusion of the conflict saw the breakdown of countries such as Germany and Russia, but also saw…

II changed the world in many ways. These two wars have highly impacted the world to this day. World War I took place in the middle of August in the year of 1914. The war occurred due to Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an Australian, being killed by a Serbian nationalist. On one side of the war were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. The other side included Great…

assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. After his murder the Austrian government declared war on Serbia as they believed that they were behind the murder of the Archduke. His murder was what started the war however there was tension leading up to the assassination. World War 1 involved most of the European powers including Britain, France and involved Russia and Japan. The war was fought between these European Powers and the Central Powers Germany, Turkey and Austria-Hungary which…

During the Great War, there were various fronts that battles took place, the Western and the Eastern being the main ones. On the Western front one example is the Battle of Somme which took place in France in 1916. The Battle of Somme, fought between the British and the Germans, is one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Great War. The reading we looked over in class called “Voices from the Battle of the Somme,” had original testimonies from young soldiers, or just young civilians…