Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Morgann Byers Mr. Holzhauer Government 10 May 2018 American Foreign Policy Foreign policies have been somewhat important in our society. They have shown us the flaws in the statements, and the rules that we have created and making sure we do not repeat the mistakes that we have made in the past. Previous policies have gotten us into unexceptional places in our society and even into foreign affairs. Former vice president Hubert H. Humphrey stated “Foreign policy is really domestic policy with…

powers in Europe and Russia—a spark ultimately leading to an explosion we refer to today as “World War I.” This prescient forecast manifested itself as Gavrilo Princip’s trigger-pull on June 28, 1914, and the successful assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand fulfilled the requirement for ignition; however, it was only one event of many that led to the outbreak of hostilities. Allison and Zelikow highlight a deceptively simple analysis by Hans Morganthau, “The First World War had its…

The Red Summer of 1919 The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914, set off a series of battles that would eventually lead to World War I. The United States answered the call to battle, deploying 5 million men both black and white, this once again gave African Americans the opportunity to serve their country. Domestically, The Great Migration, in which at least 500,000 African Americans moved to cities in the North and…

The great world war was a war that was pointless, the war caused conflict to all the countries that participated in the war. World war one caused the death of many people the war killed 2 percent of the world population killing 16.2 million soldiers and civilians. The war also cost more money than any other war, the war lasted July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918. At the end of the war, treaty of Versaille was made to destroy Germany the treaty is said to be the one that leads to world war 2…

World War I World War I was a gruesome war that lasted a little over 4 years. The war started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. This caused a chain reaction that entangled international alliances and caused the major powers to be at war in just a couple of weeks. This was one of the causes of the war that started rebellion and eventually lead to the splitting of two separate powers, or groups. The two powers…

peace treaty that was discussed at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The treaty discussed the punishment for those who were held responsible for World War I. While the Ottoman Empire was completely destroyed, other countries, including newly formed Austria and Hungary were punished. The country that was most severely punished, however, was Germany. There was an extraordinary amount of punishment that was outlined in the treaty such as a diminished army, large (huge) debt and fines to pay, as…

“lebensraum” caused a lot of people to lose their lives. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty to help end World War I. It ended the war between Germany and Allied Forces. The Treaty of Versailles was signed 5 years after the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The treaty including many French demands like “war guilt” that blamed Germany for the war. After the accusation, Germany lost power of their overseas colonies, most of their military, and other regions along the border. The treaty…

The First World War that encompassed the years of 1914 -1919, was also known as The Great War in Europe or the war to end all wars. The First World War was sparked by “the assassination of Austria 's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina.” (Rosenberg, 2015) These murders “led to a rise in Asian nationalism, the decline of Great Britain,…

World War I began in July 28, 1914. It was on this day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Afterwards, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack. Russia supported Serbia, so eventually it led to the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. World War I was mainly fought in Europe. After countless attacks, the war ended on November 11, 1918. When World War I began, the United States was still on the neutral…

Europe (Foner 733). Alliances offered flexibility, increased security, defensive support, along with the allowance of political input and restraint if diplomatic partners ever proposed acting in extreme measures. The Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria was formed in 1879, while France and Russia allied in 1894 with the later entente formation with Britain in 1904 and 1907 respectively (Mulligan). These alliances would later be tested in 1914. In efforts to achieve military domination,…