Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

nations. World War I was the biggest conflict known to mankind at the time, due to the conflicts of Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Known as the Great War it saw nine million people die in the course of four years. All of this tragedy happened because of modern weapons and new warfare strategies. The biggest tragedy known to mankind, now World War I only started because of the assassination of Archduke…

calculations” and national interest, and the armistice that lead to the Treaty of Versailles would prove that national interest is always in the mind of nations when they go into war, and when they end the war. At the time, Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, while the source of the…

were a great entity, and will be the main focal point on in this paper. Because of Britain 's trade and tactics, America was drawn into a war they didn’t want to get involved in. The immediate cause of the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an Austrian-Hungary leader, by the Black Hand. In all reality, that was not the biggest factor of the war. The causes of the war make the acronym M.A.I.N. Militarism, also called the arms race, was the feeling that if Britain has a…

As the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary arose over land dispute, World War I was just beginning. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Austria-Hungary had sparked the war. However, the war had between the two nations had greatly escalated as alliances started to join. At that that time, Italy was just a neutral country until it was dragged into the war due to the alliance. Many would argue that the nation of Italy had served no real purpose in World War I, however,…

soldier was a terrible time during this war. Woman for once has had a chance to work. World War I changed the world in many ways. Before The Great War, there was tension between Europe regions Serbian, Austria-Hungary, and especially in the Balkan region. Due to the conflict, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was sent to help with this conflict. He however was killed along with his wife by a man named Gavrilo Princip. Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian nationalist. He and other nationalist were…

Great War has been called a “powder keg” by historians for good reason. Tension and power was building at a rapid pace, and there was very little to slow the world down. All it took was one spark to set the whole world into motion. The Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by an organization known as “The Black Hand,” which was a terrorist group run by Serbian Army officers,…

Do people ever just wonder about World War 1? What caused the war? Where the major battles happened? The technologies that were used back in this time? Or even the post war problems that were caused? World War 1 was known as the Great War until World War 2 happened. World War 1 was one of the scariest times at that time in life. World War 1 was the cause of seventeen million deaths in addition to twenty million wounded. World War 1 changed millions of people’s thoughts. With the large amount of…

The Great war was started on June 28, 1914 when the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand,was assassinated by Serbian rebels in Bosnia. This cause the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire) to declare war on the Serbians and the Allied powers which were Russia, Great Britain, and France. For almost three years, The United State did not want to enter the “Great War” because they felt that it could cause civil unrest between Immigrant that came from countries…

Different needs have to be provided geographically in order for societies to develop. Access to water was and still is a need that must be provided in order for people to survive. Civilizations were built around bodies of water to grow crops and access drinking water. These locations also needed to combat floodwaters. The Indus River Valley civilization would build cities on man-made islands to keep flooding waters out of the city. Arable land also needed to be present in order for a…

as tore apart people from twenty-eight nations. The catalyst, was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, which led Austria to declare war on Serbia. This one event created a snowball effect in just a matter of days creating a division between two armed forces; the Allied Powers of France, Russia and Great Britain against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. The battle began on July 28, 1914,…