Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

In the summer of 1917, British forces launched a strategic offensive campaign near the town of Ypres, Belgium, against the German Army resulting in approximately 200,000 dead German Soldiers, and nearly 300,000 dead British Soldiers. The British aimed to relieve the worn-out French forces already in place, and then take possession of the areas above the plain of Flanders, mainly the city of Passchendaele and its surrounding areas. The result was a sound beating of the British forces by the…

The Harlem Hellfighters: Determination Knows No Color Even though the Harlem Hellfighters were abused and segregated from war, they were still determined to try their best to gain respect from other soldiers and to show the importance of African Americans. The early 1900s were a time when Jim Crows laws dictated where blacks went, ate, slept, and learned. It banned them from specific facilities and what they can and can't do. The Jim Crows laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern States…

Serbia and Austria-Hungary, but eventually it led to a bigger war between the allies and the central powers. Though America was only actively involved in combat for nineteen months, the American people back on the Homefront were significantly affected; the children, African-Americans, and Women of all races were able to push past societal boundaries and build better lives for themselves. The first World War was started because of the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary,…

cause and effects, process of war, technology, and end results. First off, the causes and effects of WWI and WWII. For WWI, the war was initiated due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a man named Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian nationalist group called the “Black Hand.” Austria-Hungary demanded Serbia arrested…

The short story written by Shirley Jackson is a haunting tale inspired by the events following the discovery of concentration camps during the Second World War, and showcases the importance of thinking for one’s self. The Lottery has a folksy tone, a group of small villagers gathering together for a community event, no different than a dance or holiday event. The Villagers draw out of a box until one is eventually found the winner, and stoned to-death. The event of deciding who dies is not…

various possessions. Slavic nationalism was increasingly strong in Serbia, for instance. With young rebels joining highly nationalistic rebel groups with a desire for a “Greater Serbia,” these radicals plotted and executed assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914. These booming egos created an atmosphere ripe for conflict (Llewellyn…

but slowly started to fall to the Ottoman Empire (who had taken over the Byzantine Empire) less than a hundred years later in 1463. (Spain Exchange 2) For just over 400 years Bosnia is controlled by the Ottoman Empire until Hungary, now part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire, takes it back again. 400 years is a very long time to control an area though and the effects can be seen in the makeup of the people.…

ambulance driver during the war. World War I was the first major war fought between countries around the world. The war began on July 28th, 1914. There was one overarching reason that caused the outbreak of the war. It was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914 (Strachan).…

the phrase “ Out with the old, and In with the new.” World War One was a global war with many different countries which involved the Central Powers against the Allied Powers. It all started with the final spark of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Due to this, and Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism, all of the world was soon pit against each other in the bloody, and hopeless battlefields of Central Europe. The war took place from July 28, 1914 to November…

Mark Biondich is a professor of the Balkans at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His book, The Balkans, looks at the region following the decline of the Ottoman Empire. More specifically, he discusses how the contrasting forces of nationalism and foreign intervention have caused the mass violence which are unfortunately synonymous with Balkan history. Balkan nationalist movements followed a similar path beginning with cultural revival and ending with political agitation for national…