Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

The author of the source, Gary Sheffield, believes that Germany was completely aware that, with their actions and decisions, they would be creating a major war. Sheffield uses case studies such as Germany’s alliance with Austria and the fact that Germany broke a French-Russian alliance to support his view. As well as this, Sheffield states that WWI was utterly and completely Germany’s fault as he states that Britain, Russia and France’s stance in the war was completely defensive, and so, they…

themselves with Austria-Hungary, also known as the central powers. On June 28th, 1914, in an event widely regarded to have sparked the outbreak of the first great war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungary empire, was found shot to death along with his wife by a Bosnian Serbian named Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Archduke had been inspecting the imperial armed forces led by his uncle, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the assassination of Archduke and his wife, Austria…

young man, part of the Black Hand a radical group who didn’t want Austria Hungary too take over, named Gavrilo Pincip killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The reason he did this was because Austria Hungary was trying to take over Bosnia. This sparked the already heated nation of Europe. World war one is often referred to as a keg filled with gun powder just one small spark could set it off. The assassination of Austria Hungary’s Archduke was the spark. But what about the gun powder, the gun…

1914, this tragic event would begin a domino-effect which would lead Europe and the United States into what is now known as… World War I. On this day, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by a Serbian group known as the “Black Hand” while visiting the country. The group’s intent was to gain independence from Austria-Hungary. But unbeknownst to them, it would turn into a large-scale battle that in essence, could have been settled locally. However, this event was…

inventions, guns, planes and the submarine which won them the waters against the great navy of the British but also to trade to so many countries. (Document 6) Assassination/Spark: One of main causes or excuses is the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 this would be later known as the spark of the Great war. It prompted Austria-Hungary, looking for an open door for the decay of Serbian nationalism. The death and the events that took after were known as the July Crisis.…

The feeling of knowing you stood up for something bigger than yourself, knowing your impact will not only have a positive effect on your life, but the many that come after you, and that you are bringing a group of your peers, and comrades together is a symbol and stand for something so large it would take an army to conquer, the idea of nationalism. The oneness we feel for our country when our American troops are defending our freedom against the many enemies who are attempting to invade our…

effects of WWI I’ll need to inform you about a few of the many causes that caused the Great War. On the twenty-eighth of June 1914 an Archduke by the name of Franz Ferdinand (Austrian) was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip and the two country’s from which they hail where already not in a good relationships so the assassination was just icing on the cake. Austria and Serbia both had powerful allies who were not ready for war and the allies had allies so it was as if Europe was one…

The first major war since the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most devastating and unjustifiable wars of all time. The Great War of 1914 began in Sarajevo with the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian terrorist group, the Narodna Odbrana. The war began as a small dispute between two countries but soon spread through the entirety of Europe. The expansion was largely due to alliances made prior to the war. These alliances were made due to fear, revenge,…

At The Emotional Front The name World War I echoes the major loss of life and destruction that was faced by various countries including Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, United States, Germany, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Most historians agree that the war was started due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914, although there are signs that show otherwise. Safely tucked away are the personal struggles faced by various individuals who…

pinpoint the exact cause of the war, because there are so many. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife is the most immediate cause, but the but there are many other, significant causes that led up to the Great War. Militarism, Alliance systems, and Imperialism all played an important role leading up to WWI. They all created and added tension between the European nations until the tipping point: the assassination. The war itself had detrimental consequences for Europe with…