Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. World War One destroyed countries, families and killed over seventeen million people and wounded over twenty million people from all over the world. One of the main long term causes of World War One is Imperialism. “Imperialism is a policy that exists when a powerful nation has political, economic and social cultural control over other…

One of the four main causes was imperialism. This means that countries were trying to have to most colonies, or smaller countries. The more colonies you had, the more wealthy and influential your country was. France and Britain had lots of colonies in Asia and Africa and pretty soon, Germany and Italy wanted a colonial empire as well. This race to have the most land causes lots of conflicts. Great Britain was so close to having a war with the United States and France over colonies! Alliances…

There is no specific cause of World War I but everything started to fall when Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914. After the assassination of the Archduke, there're many other events that led WW1. Such as the alliances between major European countries. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary threatened war on Serbia. British and German forces first fought at the Battle of Mons in Belgium which was the first battle of many in the Western Front.…

World War I started on July 28, 1914 through November 11, 1918. It was an intentional conflict that was brought on by 10 key factors. As you continue along, you will see how each one of these helped to create a hostile environment which festered until war was inevitable. As you continue reading you will learn about what started the war, what happened during the war, and what was the result of the end of the war. The first issue that contributed to World War I was the French and Prussian War…

the blame for there being a war lies ultimately with the Prime Minister of Serbia, Nikola Pasic. For he allowed the match that would lite the powder keg that was Europe in 1914 to be sparked. It has long been accepted that the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the catalyst that lead to war breaking out and while strictly speaking the Black Hand is responsible for the killing, they were backed, and assisted by members of the Serbian…

World War I probably affected my great great great grandparents. It began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in two, the Triple Alliance, made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy, versus the Triple Entente, made up of Russia, France, and Great Britain. As more and more countries got involved, the Triple Alliance became known as the Central Alliance, and the Triple…

The last words Archduke Ferdinand said to his beloved wife were "Sophie, Sophie, don’t die! Stay alive for our children." (Grant, 29). On June 28, 1914, the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot to death by Gavrilo Princip, a young Serbian in Sarajevo. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a turning point that had an immediate impact on the world, his assassination was the event that sparked World War I. (Webley) There were many factors…

itself last root cause was the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was the archduke of Austria Hungary. Most of the European nations were Imperialistic nations inflicting political power and influence through their vast military forces. After the Archdukes death many different countries had defensive treaties with each other to prevent a group of nations or one nation from taking over Europe. After the assassin Gavvilo Princip assassinated Ferdinand Austria Hungary's allied nations who had…

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie and continuing to be a world-wide war, many variables contributed to this war environment. World War I all started with an attack on Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist. A nationalist is someone who is extremely proud of their country, and who believes that their country is supreme. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Austria-Hungary…

As much as I enjoy history one of my weak topics is how The Great War started. The trigger points of the war are something that is not as pinpoint. Somewhere in-between the miscommunication of this war will always scramble my knowledge. Although I’m very fascinated by the events that took place I believe that modern historians forget about this war to focus on the much more recent and traditional “good,” World War II. This paper will focus on The Great War with the effects of the counterfactual…