Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

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    History SAT Why alliances caused WW1 Two alliances one war millions of deaths this is why alliances caused world war one. The two alliances that changed the world the triple alliance made up of the Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman empire and the triple Entente made up of England, France and Russia. These two alliances also had dozens of over countries that were helping the three main power houses on either side. These alliances were set of by events that would not have happened if…

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    wars this is one from the past in July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. This all started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, a month later Austria-Hungary declared war on serbia making the first world war. According to How did the world war 1 started Facts and worksheets “When Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.” The main fight of the war was between Russia and Austria mostly because of miscalculation, misunderstanding and miscommunication between the…

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    the Archduke Franz Ferdinand is arriving to give his speech. The Black Hand Members are going to assassinate the Archduke . I was there on that day , and was apart of the Archduke’s death that was about to proceed. I was in that group because they were like my family . We were quick to plan Ferdinand’s Death. We planned to assassinate the heir to the throne of Austria Hungary . Unfortunately the Archduke was the heir to the throne. The black hand and I wanted to assassinate Ferdinand…

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    assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This war was known as ‘The Great War’ because millions of lives were taken during the battles. The war was mainly fought between the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, Italy) and the Triple Entente (Russia, France, Britain). The two causes of the war were the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the widespread of militarism, while the effect was the rise of Adolf Hitler. One cause of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.…

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    province of Austria turned into one of the darkest days our history has ever seen. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenburg, were being driven through the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the town of Sarajevo. Earlier in the day, before the fateful incident, Nedeljko Čabrinović had actually attempted to get the deed done before anyone else could, throwing a grenade at the vehicle. However, it blew up behind the car, to which Franz…

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    Germany, and Britain in Britain’s bid to possess the dominant Navy in all of Europe, and conflicts in the Balkans over Bosnia. On June 28’th 1914 Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were in Sarajevo, capital of Serbia when an assassination bombing attempt by the order of the Black Hand a group seeking Serbian independence from Austria was thwarted. Upon returning from the hospital Gavrilo Princip from the order saw an opportunity to…

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    Germany was not the only instigator of World War One. Other nations like Serbia and Austria-Hungary were at fault for the outbreak also. Leading up to the Great War, then had was a lot of tension between nations in Europe, nationalism played a big factor but also imperialism, militarism and the system of alliances. The ultimate cause of the war was the assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, in which Austria immediately wanted to retaliate against Serbia and make them pay for what they…

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    significant. There was however one immediate cause, or spark, that began the war. This spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. All three of the main cause of the war were ignited and made the war come about due to the assassination. After the Archduke was killed the war had officially begun and all of the long range causes were set off. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ignited the three main causes of World War I which are militarism, alliances, and nationalism.…

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    There are multiple causes that sparked the beginning of the First World War. The main four are considered to be: militarism, alliances, nationalism, and imperialism. WWI was a direct result of these causes, but the murder of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife initiated the beginning of the war. World War I took place between July 1914 and November 11, 1918. At the end of the war over 17 million people were killed including over 100,000 American troops. Militarism is a system that…

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    a major event in time that historians today still look upon. Although there were multiple causes of The Great War the major causes lead to this big chaos. The main underlying causes were alliances, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. These main causes lead the road to the Great War that now remains in history but is still looked upon to this day. Allow this was a historical time in history a lot of other little tensions sparked this war as well.…

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