Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Events of World War I “Serb Student Assassinates Archduke and His Dutchess” read the headline of the Washington Times on June 28, 1914 (“Serb Student”). The assassination of the archduke was one of countless events of World War I that resulted in enormous effects. During the time of World War I, militarism, gas warfare, and the Zimmermann Telegram also showed to affect the world. Competition between the Central Powers and the Allies proved to be the main cause of these events and the effects of…

light the fire between these countries and their alliances, some of the short-term causes which we’ll talk about are, the web of alliances and the catalyst. The catalyst was the spark which caused World War1, this was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand - the archduke…

World War 1 was one of the biggest war in many countries including America. It First started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 at Austria (Willmott 41). Woodrow Wilson declared that America will be neutral but Germany declared war against America in spring of 1917; a Quarter of Americans had been born in Germany or had ancestors in Germany (Bausum 9; Bausum 11). Woodrow Wilson “We shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts until we make the…

broke out in August, 1914. Germany, Austria- Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were called Central Powers and went against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and japan were called the Allied Power (“World War I History”). The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the spark that started the war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was married to Sophie Chotek. He was next in line for the throne of Austria-Hungary until Gavrilo Princip shot him and his wife. Austria- Hungary blamed the Serbian…

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was born in 1863. He was put into the military at age 12. He was promoted through the following times and became a major general at the age of 31. His dad died from Typhoid fever in 1896 so he took over the throne. In 1894 he meets Sophia Chotek. This event led to marriage in 1900. The Austria-Hungary was a polyglot empire at the time. There was a lot of ethics and religions hating each other in the country. It didn't help the archduke control this when some…

World War I began, Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand wanted to erect a triple monarchy with Austria, Hungary, and Serbia, giving all of them equal power. However, Serbia was not satisfied with this. Prior to this plan, Austria-Hungary annexed two of Serbia's territories, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia wanted those nations back under their territory. When Franz Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo with his wife, a Serbian terrorist group named "Black Hand" assassinated both Ferdinand and his…

the war ended, all the blame found its way onto Germany’s shoulders through the Treaty of Versailles, article 231, war guilt. Article 231 however is wrong; Germany should not be taking all the blame because of, firstly, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which Serbia was responsible for and caused the first declaration of war. Militarism and alliances which were causing tension are also to blame, Germany was not the only one strengthening their army and making alliances. And lastly,…

As the Habsburg decline war breaks out between Austria and Prussia, heir to the throne is assassinated and various ethnic groups break up declaring the independence they’d yearned for, thus establishing a republic. “The Habsburgs reached the zenith of power before the end of the 16th century: the duchy of Milan, annexed by Charles V in 1535, was assigned by his son, the future Philip II of Spain, in 1540; Philip II, conquered Portugal in 1580; and the Spanish dominions in America were over…

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the cause of WW1. If Franz Ferdinand wasn’t assassinated we wouldn’t have entered WW1. There were many tragedies from the Great War that is WW1. A few things people wouldn’t think about is the Woman’s Rights, equal rights with the “colored”, and population problems that will accrue from WW1 never happening. Woman wanted to work or themselves at the time but it was a law that only men worked and woman stay home. Also there weren’t any…

In June 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated him and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of this region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia. Thus began the expansion of the war to include all those involved in the mutual…