Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Great War which began in August 1914, but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist was the trigger that started the war. Tension among European countries for international order and balance of power had been underlying for decades with political, territorial, and economic conflicts contributing to the outbreak of the war, particularly among Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. Imperialism, nationalism, militarism and system of…

victors” although it is true that Germany’s aggressive militaristic attitude help add tension, but not create an unavoidable war, Germany had participated in the First World War mostly out of defensive reasons instead of aggressive as seen in their ally Austria. It is seen that Germany’s only real aggressive moves in which Germany made was during the both Moroccan crisis and the Anglo-Germany Naval rivalry, which are seen as factors to World War One. During the Kaiser’s visit in Morocco in 1905,…

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungry, went to Sarajevo, Bosnia to inspect military troops in on June 28, 1914. That same day in 1389 Serbia was defeated by the Turks, so the day was very important to the Serbian people. Nationalists saw this demonstration of Austrian power coinciding with another defeat at the hands of a large empire insulting. After a botched bombing an assassin was able to shoot the Archduke and his wife that evening. By July 28th Austria-Hungry declared…

with military advancements, South Korea’s capability of executing Kim have escalated. If South Korea decides to initiate, many possible outcomes could eventuate, such as a cross-continental nuclear war. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked a series of events which ultimately led to the…

“Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be.” (Document 3). These were the words from President Woodrow Wilson to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Germany. During the beginning of World War I, German submarine warfare sunk the ships of any nation, neutral or not, killing numerous amounts of people. Among these people were one hundred and twenty-eight Americans who were, up until this point, neutral to the war. I believe that American…

This example will show how the Austria-Hungarians were the strong and the Serbians were the weak. At the time, Austria-Hungary was one of the greatest powers in the world and has taken control over many nations. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed by Bosnian Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary declared war and thus began bloodshed. Authorities in Austria encouraged violence against Serbians resulting in riots. The Serbian army was…

Plato, an ancient philosopher, once said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Men have gone to war for centuries for property, for with property comes power. Imperialism, the extension of a country's power and property through conquering other lands, has brought the world into a state of constant war for power. It is evident that imperialism has had a negative effect on the course on history just by looking at the amounts of war the world has experienced. The Opium Wars and both World Wars…

underlying causes which originated from different nations. Unlike World War II, it is not clear which party started World War I. Germany has been blamed by some, but there are others who see it differently. While the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife is widely regarded as an immediate and impactful origin of the war, the underlying origins have not been so clear. Political, territorial, and economic conflicts amongst all the great European powers in the years…

A Serbia extremist assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary empire to detonate the bomb installed in Balkan for European, and led The Great War began. The major Central Power countries launched their premeditated war plan to attack The Triple Entente countries. France and Russia can not against German and Austria-Hungary further. Because of “Schlieffen Plan” helps Germans to bypass French army near the border by invading through Belgium and Germans had a chance to capture Pairs.…

1918, it caused the death of 17 million people, and so many other tragedies. Back in 1914, on the day of June 28, the archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by a member of a Serbian terrorist group, the Black Hand. A man named Gavrilo Princip, a member of this group shot and killed Ferdinand, and essentially began a war. But the assassination of Ferdinand did more than just start the First World War. As mentioned before, this was supposed…