Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

The First World War was the first conflict that had a truly global reach. It was also one of the most deadly, with 35 million casualties, of which 14 million were killed. It was a brutal war of attrition with thousands of soldiers killed and seriously wounded every day; indeed, the true casualty numbers are very difficult, if not impossible, to comprehend for those of us who were not actually there to witness the carnage. It was also a war of technology and of invention. The science of killing…

A Review of the Pity of War by Niall Ferguson World War I (Originally coined the “Great War”) took place between 1914 and 1918. The fundamental causes of World War I, more than one hundred years later, are still actively debated by historians. In Niall Ferguson’s “The Pity of War”, Ferguson dives deep into the causes of World War I and takes on three major objectives throughout his book: He attempts to explain the origins of World War I, discredit any myths debated during the war, and explains…

When Britain declared war on the Axis powers in 1914, many young English men saw this as an opportunity for bravery, glory, and chivalry. As the war escalated many people started to change their view as they saw the brutalities of the fighting. This war had a big influence on poetry in future decades. The main difference between the attitude towards the war sparked from the poet's tone. The tone varies from seeing the war as glorious, to it being a dreadful experience. The Soldier by Brooke…

World War I is known as one of the bloodiest wars in history, claiming over 17 million total casualties. It was a conflict between global powers that produced mass destruction and casualties on a completely unprecedented level. So much so, that the generation of young, surviving soldiers became known as the “lost generation”. Towns and cities lost whole generations of young men. Wartime has been the producer of many hardships, but critics and historians have often found that wartime also serves…

Boom! Getting into fortresses can be tough, especially before weapons were created to help out. Cannons stemmed from the invention of gunpowder. Gunpowder was invented in China lead to the creation of the cannon. The cannon ended the use of castles by blowing them up Cannons were useful for war. You may be wondering who invented the cannon and where did they use it.Cannons were not invented by one person or maybe it was but there are no archives to say who invented it.The cannon was used in…

and for what, land, money? With war, there are more losses than gains, there is a loss of lives, money, and especially the society's economy. One famous instance of this is in World War One, which was mostly placing in Europe. On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, and because each of those countries had alliances with other countries, they were forced to join them in that war. This erupted to an all out war between the countries of Europe. An ideal society should most not…

supported by Russia (who also had a military alliance with Serbia), and was naturally opposed by Austria-Hungary (which had alliances with Germany and Italy), since it would actually weaken their empire. Conversely, nationalism helped unite and strengthen the German speaking territories of Central Europe and the Italian speaking nation-states of the southern peninsula.…

Ferdinand and Wife Sophia The day started off with Franz visiting Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovnia, to view the Austro-Hungarian troops located there. The day this all took place was June 28, 1914. Also in the capital at the same time was a Serbian terrorist group known as the “The Black Hand”. The Black Hand consisted of seven men who initially planned to assassinate Franz by practicing techniques such as bomb throwing and shooting techniques which would be used on this day. The…

War One was a catastrophic event that involved almost all of the major powers of the twentieth century. When looking at the causes of this major world event one might believe that the sole cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary (The DBQ Project, Background Essay). There is reason to believe that the causes of the war had a more lasting effect and were more broader subjects than the assassination of just one man. World War One also called The Great…

The Battle of the Somme took place during the First World War between July 1st and November 18th, 1916. On the upper reaches of the Somme River in France, the Allies (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Africa) fought against the central powers in the largest battle of the First World War. Over one million men were wounded or killed from both forces involved, during what is now called one of the bloodiest military operations recorded in history. The battle had been planned by the…