Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

balance of power, we will examine two more focused theories born of realist principles, one which finds the root of the conflict in an Anglo-German battle for dominance, the other which points instead to the weakened Eastern powers of Russia and Austria-Hungary. The Nationalism Theory for the First World War centers around the principles that a state’s foreign policy is a reflection of its political culture and the perceptions of its population. Both of these assertions are supported by John…

family, It's just starting (Karl Marlantes).To this day many people are debating whether the treaty of Versailles cause WWII. During the first world war there was more than 38 million casualties, all starting from the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria which ended up creating a domino effect of many countries fighting for four years.But once the war was over the Allies decided that peace was needed so they made a treaty. In the treaty germany had to agree to things such as…

When Serbia denied Austria-Hungary’s request to conduct an investigation on Serbian land, AH declared war on Serbia. Russia then declared war on AH to protect the people of Serbia. As a consequence of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance, treaties that required countries…

Rosa Parks) that stood out from the rest in leading the fight for equality. What sparked the uproar in the east that eventually lead to the beginning of “The Great War”? On June 28th, 1914 a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, while he was visiting Sarajevo a city in the Bosnia-Herzegovina province. This gave them an ample reason to declare…

On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria and Hungary’s throne, and his wife were assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This is what started it all—the Great War, the War of the Nations, the end of all wars—World War I. Due to the assassination of Ferdinand, a chain reaction of war declarations spread throughout Europe. This war lasted four years and was fought on every ocean and on almost every continent. World War I changed the future of wars forever with the…

History Era Project 1970-1990 The Challenger space shuttle disaster was the worst moment in the NASA programs history.It starts as a normal day it was going to mark the shuttles 10th successfully launch.The Challenger was expected to perform as expected after being tested for 11 months there were no doubts about the launch. When the shuttle took off everything was normal, but after 73 seconds it exploded killing all 7 crew members including a school teacher.Marking it as the most horrific moment…

The Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand had been shot by a Serbian national, and Germany being Austria-Hungary’s greatest ally had to do something. The Austrians expected support from the Germans in a time of need like this. At the time Secretary Jagow wasn’t in the country. This meant that Arthur Zimmermann…

Germany allied with Austria-Hungary. France allied with Russia. Britain allied with France. Japan allied with Britain. The United States and Italy were neutral until later in the war. Imperialism was a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or…

that brought about seventy-two million deaths, atomic bombings and fire bombings? World War I was a devastating event that arose in 1914, this war began with Austria-Hungary declaring war against Serbia over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. Due to national alliances, the central powers which included Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire were formed, and the Allies composed of Great Britain, France, and Russia formed on the opposing side. These…

World War I began with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand who was the archduke of Austria-Hungary (History.com, 2009). Following the assassination, there were many events after that made World War I continue. These events included Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, Turkey and Germany signing a secret treaty of alliance, Germany declaring war on France and also invading Belgium which lead Britain to declare war on Germany, and Austria-Hungary invading Russia (History.com, 2009). The…