Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

helped United States economically and lead to an era of prosperity, called “The Roaring Twenties.” There were several causes leading to this war, some of these major causes were assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Mutual alliance agreements and nationalism. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is…

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo, on the 28th of June 1914, was the direct cause of the beginning of the First World War (Gifford 18). Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an Austro-Hungarian royal prince of Hungary and Bohemia. He was born on 18th December 1863 in Graz, Austria (“Heir to the Austrian Throne Assassinated”). Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. In 1875 Duke Francis of Modena passed away and Archduke Franz Ferdinand…

Serbian society who were planning the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This secret society was formed in 1911 and was led by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijevic, also referred to as 'Apis'. This group mainly consisted of army officers and some government officials. A few years later, on June 28th of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand…

First World War. One of the main events that pronounced the beginning of the war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro -Hungarian throne. The assassin was Gavrilo Princip, who was a member of a nationalist group called the Black Hand which aimed to unite the territories containing Serbs. However, although the occurrence is seen as the main cause, it was only the spark. The assassination combined with the conflicts with alliances, imperialism and nationalism, set stage for…

War One would have occurred, even without the assassination of Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A. Tharoor, Ishaan. "The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Drumbeats of War." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 28 June 2014. Web. 04 Dec. 2015. B. The Article was written to inform readers about Ferdinand’s assassination details, effects, and how different countries are remembering the assassination as the 100 year anniversary passes. For…

significant. There was however one immediate cause, or spark, that began the war. This spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. All three of the main cause of the war were ignited and made the war come about due to the assassination. After the Archduke was killed the war had officially begun and all of the long range causes were set off. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand ignited the three main causes of World War I which are militarism, alliances, and nationalism.…

exemplifying rivalry between the different national powers. The first alliance to form called the Triple Alliance in the year of 1907, included the European countries of Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy. Germany’s current leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II who headed their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Franz Joseph led Austria- Hungary with their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Victor Emmanuel III led Italy. The Triple Entente, a non-binding agreement, included France, Great Britain, and…

believed the best way of this happening would be to assassinate archduke Franz Ferdinand. This led to outbreaks, and many different countries declaring war on each other. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was another one of the greatest causes to World War I. The archduke was meant to be assassinated by a Serbian group that thought the act would of helped them in their goal to make the country independent. Ironically, however, the archduke supported Serbia in this goal, so their actions…

Germany, and Britain in Britain’s bid to possess the dominant Navy in all of Europe, and conflicts in the Balkans over Bosnia. On June 28’th 1914 Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were in Sarajevo, capital of Serbia when an assassination bombing attempt by the order of the Black Hand a group seeking Serbian independence from Austria was thwarted. Upon returning from the hospital Gavrilo Princip from the order saw an opportunity to…

province of Austria turned into one of the darkest days our history has ever seen. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenburg, were being driven through the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the town of Sarajevo. Earlier in the day, before the fateful incident, Nedeljko Čabrinović had actually attempted to get the deed done before anyone else could, throwing a grenade at the vehicle. However, it blew up behind the car, to which Franz…