Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Overview Eva Stammen Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir of the Austria-Hungarian throne, and his wife--Sofia, were assassinated June 28th, 1914. They were murdered in Sarajevo by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. Some are to say that this could be the start of tension between Austria-Hungary, but to the Serbians, this was a sign of Heroism. In the eyes of the Serbians, Princip was just doing their country a favor. He was nationalist-- a person who advocates independence for their…

The reformation is how and what was happening during this time and how it was happening.So it all starts with this monarchs during this time were born monarchs so they were called absolute monarchs. So what was the protestant reformation and why did it happen? what was the impact of this? The authority was starting to break down during this time. there was also the black death during this period. There were wars between catholics and protestants. europe also grew richer during this time why? It…

escalating into full scale continental warfare. The Great War took place all over the war torn europe from France to Russia and even Italy. This continent wrecking war held an abundance of nations in its grasp including Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Austria, Italy and Turkey. The immediate causes of World War 1 were alliances, imperialism, and militarism. The primary cause of this devastating conflict known as World War 1 was alliances. In document A the alliances between european countries…

well-known incidents in history. It caused many domains to crumble and also claimed the lives of millions of people. Franz Ferdinand was the Arch Duke of Austria and was next in line to be the Austro – Hungarian King. However, on the 28th of June 1914, both he and his wife were assassinated. This major event in history caused a huge war to break out between Germany, Britain, France, Austria – Hungary and Russia. All historians have their…

Later in History, the first biggest arms race started between the European Nations prior to World War I. Professor Brose of history and politics at Drexel University has said that the arms race of new weapons played a big role in the causes of World War I, “Especially evident in these tables, however, is the behind-the-scenes “quiet” arms race: the consistently more rapid annual increase of new weapon expenditures in the inflation-free environment of pre-1914,” (Brose). When the European nations…

Causes of World War II Analyse the significance of these TWO causes on the outbreak of World War II. World War 2 was an enormous international conflict that rocked the world. During the event, there were two opposing groups; the Axis Powers (led by Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allied Powers (including Great Britain, the United States and China). The war erupted from the effects of numerous factors which caused an upset across the world. Amongst these various causes, two of them were the…

militarism also imperialism played a little part as well. The war sparked in the Austria-Hungary empire, when the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary ruled over Serbia and Serbia wanted freedom, the way to do that is to assassinate the heir but, that was not such a good idea. Then on July 18, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, this is the start of World War 1. ("DBQ:…

The assassination of Austria’s crown prince at Sarajevo in Bosnia triggered the First World War on 28 July 1914. At the Balkan Peninsula, conflict of imperialism, such as Germany, England, France, and Russia etc., was started. The central powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria; the opposite parties which are called the allied powers were British Empire, France, Russia, and United States of America etc even though U.S.A entered later the war in 1917. When the First…

World War I was the first international war of its time. It lasted from 1914 to November of 1918 and there were 17 million deaths during the war. Many causes of WWI included militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. Although, the major underlying cause of WWI was militarism. Militarism was created by the growth of Armaments, the upbringing of military gunships, and that military power is seen as a symbol of national prestige. These three crucial reasons are what led up to WWI. One…

World War I started in 1914, when the archduke of Austria-Hungary was murdered, and ended in 1918 (Source 5). Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire formed an alliance against the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, and Japan (Source 5). World War I had many negative effects on the United States. It hurt soldiers, citizens, and it led to World War II. At first the United States wanted to stay neutral (Source 11). What changed their mind was two things. The first…