Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

World War 1 was one of the biggest war in many countries including America. It First started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 at Austria (Willmott 41). Woodrow Wilson declared that America will be neutral but Germany declared war against America in spring of 1917; a Quarter of Americans had been born in Germany or had ancestors in Germany (Bausum 9; Bausum 11). Woodrow Wilson “We shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts until we make the…

started to light the fire between these countries and their alliances, some of the short-term causes which we’ll talk about are, the web of alliances and the catalyst. The catalyst was the spark which caused World War1, this was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand - the archduke…

broke out in August, 1914. Germany, Austria- Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were called Central Powers and went against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and japan were called the Allied Power (“World War I History”). The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the spark that started the war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was married to Sophie Chotek. He was next in line for the throne of Austria-Hungary until Gavrilo Princip shot him and his wife. Austria- Hungary blamed the Serbian…

Once the war ended, all the blame found its way onto Germany’s shoulders through the Treaty of Versailles, article 231, war guilt. Article 231 however is wrong; Germany should not be taking all the blame because of, firstly, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which Serbia was responsible for and caused the first declaration of war. Militarism and alliances which were causing tension are also to blame, Germany was not the only one strengthening their army and making alliances. And…

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the cause of WW1. If Franz Ferdinand wasn’t assassinated we wouldn’t have entered WW1. There were many tragedies from the Great War that is WW1. A few things people wouldn’t think about is the Woman’s Rights, equal rights with the “colored”, and population problems that will accrue from WW1 never happening. Woman wanted to work or themselves at the time but it was a law that only men worked and woman stay home. Also there weren’t any…

In June 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated him and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of this region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia. Thus began the expansion of the war to include all those involved in the mutual…

As the Habsburg decline war breaks out between Austria and Prussia, heir to the throne is assassinated and various ethnic groups break up declaring the independence they’d yearned for, thus establishing a republic. “The Habsburgs reached the zenith of power before the end of the 16th century: the duchy of Milan, annexed by Charles V in 1535, was assigned by his son, the future Philip II of Spain, in 1540; Philip II, conquered Portugal in 1580; and the Spanish dominions in America were over…

allies of Britain, France, Russia, and Italy, and the Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. There were many causes of the World War I, nationalism, imperialism, militarism, creation of alliances, assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand (died on June 28TH 1914), and etc. I believe one of the main causes of World War I was the horrible assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, which I believe set off a chain reaction of events that occurred after that…

and Austria-Hungary in 1882 under the leadership of chancellor Otto von Bismarck. In 1894, William II dropped the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia, prompting a Franco-Russian alliance. British-German relations also turned bitter because of William’s rash foreign policy. In 1907, Britain joined France and Russia, forming the alliance known as the Triple Entente. The continent was prepared for a conflict with all the major powers divided into two hostile camps. While the assassination of Archduke…

in mainland Europe. It spanned almost 700,000 square kilometers and occupied much of central Europe. The empire also had Eleven major language groups that were scattered across the empire making it very diverse. Franz Josef was the emperor, though he was first crowned as king both of Austria and Hungary. Each of the empire’s two monarchies continued to exist in their own right; they had their own parliament, prime ministers, cabinet and a degree of domestic self-government. The Ottoman Empire…