Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

June, 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, next in line to the throne of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo. Bosnia-Herzegovina during a touring session, within the city by a Black Hand Assassin, Gavrilo Princip. Franz Ferdinand was an advocate of increased federalism and widely believed to favor tribalism, under which Austria-Hungary would be reorganized by combining the Slavic lands within the Austro-Hungarian empire into a third crown. Supportive of this idealism, the Archduke has…

most devastating and history-changing wars was caused by the assassination of Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was next in line for the throne to govern over the Austria-Hungary empire in the beginning of the 20th century, and he was rising at a very dangerous and tense time. In the early 1900s, Austria-Hungary was in a stressful conflict with the country of Serbia. The Serbians wanted the land of Bosnia, in which the Austria-Hungarian empire had annexed into their country, and…

become all slavic and their ally russia supported them. Austria-Hungary did not approve due to the vast slavic population they already have. The Austrian-Hungarians were scared that if they permit that the serbs would rebel. therefore they annexed the 2 countries serbia wanted which were bosnia and herzegovina. This action outraged the serbians and tension rose highly. BREAKING!! Bloody Assassination!! In Serbia a Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his Wife have been assassinated by revengful…

most bloodshed war, but what caused this horrendous war? There are many underlying causes of World War I, but the biggest cause of it was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The assassination of the duke resulted in European nations to form alliances, and those alliances also lead to major conflicts, and battles. The assassination took less than a split second, but it was the first touch of a domino effect. A single moment can rupture the world. World War I was a time…

28th, 1914 and 11 November 11th, 1918.WWI was caused by militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. To begin, militarism between Germany and England helped to set up the foundation for WWI. When the twentieth century began, so did the arms race (of WWI). (The Germans wanted an empire rivaling the French and English empires,…

What was WW1 about? World War 1 was about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand he was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. Some of the events that led up to the assassination where various but mainly because the group of alliances between the two big powers to blame the cause of the war. How did it start? It started with the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary which was Franz Ferdinand. Why did the U.S get involved in the WW1? The U.S. did not declare the war until April 6th of the…

from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This war was known as ‘The Great War’ because millions of lives were taken during the battles. The war was mainly fought between the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, Italy) and the Triple Entente (Russia, France, Britain). The two causes of the war were the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the widespread of militarism, while the effect was the rise of Adolf Hitler. One cause of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz…

Abhinav Ramavath Mr. Hess Honor World History 12 October 2017 What was the Underlying Cause of World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the successor to the throne of Austria-Hungary, on 28 June 1914 is seen as the instantaneous spark of First World War. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was successor to the throne of Austria and Hungary. There was a tangle of agreements made between countries, to preserve and maintain a balance of power in Europe, which…

contains supplying weapons and materials. The system of alliances in Europe was a new concept because European nations were rivals the whole time. In 1914, Europe was divided into two combinations of great powers: the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria, and Italy, and the Triple Entente of France, Russia, and Britain. Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck,…

in the “Powder Keg of Europe”, the tensions that have already been growing between Austria-Hungary and Serbia before the start of WWI, eventually led to the start of a war between many major powers of the world. This “spark” is commonly known as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and was murdered by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand movement, a group considered by many as…