Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

June 28th, 1914 On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling in Sarejevo, Bosnia to observe the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While touring the city a Serbian extremist named Gravrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a chain of events that would lead to the beginning of World War 1 July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian man August 1st,…

There were many causes that led to World War II. The lack of economic development, rise of extremism, and failure of international diplomacy were the three main factors that were responsible for the start of WWll. The lack of economic development was most responsible for causing WWll because it was the first problem that led all other factors of the war to happen. The lack of economic development caused WWII because the people felt angry about the situations they were in, and they were looking…

What caused World War II? This question has been of debate for decades. Though some people will claim one reason over another, many factors have contributed to the cause of World War II. Much has been written about the causes of World War II and the many factors have constituted to the war. One of the main things that caused the war was the conditions of the countries after WWI. The Treaty of Versailles which ended World War One required Germany to pay huge sums of money to the countries who…

alliance (Germany, Austria, & Italy), as well as the Ottoman Empire, was also known as the “Central Powers”. the Triple Entente (France, Britain, and Russia), was also called the “Allied Powers” These alliances allowed for larger scale war to happen. Many alliances were put together in secret, the land owned by the Allied Powers surrounded the land owned by the Central Powers, which gave them more ground to spread out their armies. The war started after Franz Ferdinand Austria’s Archduke was…

The direct cause of ww1 was the assassination of arch duke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on the 28th June 1914. However it is heavily talked about topic as there are many reasons The Great War started. Another main factor was the rivalry between The British Empire and The German Empire as tensions began to raise it eventually resulted in The Great War. Countries involved The Great War was fought by many great powers that included: most of Africa, America, Brazil and Canada. Asian Factions: , Japan…

WW1 causes By: Noah Reardon World war one was the war to set the face of the world for the coming century. It was a time of rapid militarization across europe. It was a time of newly formed alliances between weak and strong alike. The key causes of World War one can be boiled down to three main reasons. Firstly the vast militarization across europe and the european belief in militarism, secondly the buildup of tensions due to this vast militarization and lastly the system of…

As armies builds up, it would only be a matter of time before someone decides to use them for something. This mistrust is a reason that World War One sparked and caught aflame as it did after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. This fear is what created an increasing sense of paranoia in the countries. Like England were not worried about the military strength of Germany. Towards the end of the 19th century, Germany started to build a powerful navy and wanted…

grab by the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary on October 6, 1908, in which they announced the annexation of the neighboring countries if Bosnia & Herzegovina. Unfortunately, the country of Serbia had also wanted to annex the two countries and an enraged group of Serbian nationalists set out to assassinate the Austro-Hungarian Archduke, the heir to the throne. On June 28, 1914, a member of the Young Bosnians movement, Gavrilo Princip, shot both Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Chotek,…

Good afternoon Ms Abarno and class, today I’m going to discuss the idea of the influence of politics on people’s lives in the novel ‘the kite runner’, and on people’s lives today and in the past. This idea is highlighted in the novel ‘The Kite Runner’ written by Khaled Hosseini. The influence of politics on people’s lives is a major idea in the novel ‘the kite runner’ this is evident when the soviet invasion takes place and ruins the calm country Afghanistan once was. In the past the influence…

Events of World War I “Serb Student Assassinates Archduke and His Dutchess” read the headline of the Washington Times on June 28, 1914 (“Serb Student”). The assassination of the archduke was one of countless events of World War I that resulted in enormous effects. During the time of World War I, militarism, gas warfare, and the Zimmermann Telegram also showed to affect the world. Competition between the Central Powers and the Allies proved to be the main cause of these events and the effects of…