Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

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    world. Two events that were major turning points in history are the outbreak of the bubanic plague and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. These events sparked major changes due to the number of people who were effected by the results of the events. The bubanic plague had devastating effects on the social and economic lifestyles of Europeans, while the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand had consequential effects on the major powers at the time. The bubanic plague devastated many…

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    there are many countries that are involved in this war. There are many incidents that leads to World War I, which includes the assassination of the Archduke of Austria and his wife, alliances, militarism, imperialism and nationalism, altogether known as the July Crisis. The…

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    Germany was not the only instigator of World War One. Other nations like Serbia and Austria-Hungary were at fault for the outbreak also. Leading up to the Great War, then had was a lot of tension between nations in Europe, nationalism played a big factor but also imperialism, militarism and the system of alliances. The ultimate cause of the war was the assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, in which Austria immediately wanted to retaliate against Serbia and make them pay for what they…

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    Ww1 Causes

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    war, however the very first incident was not caused by nationalism, but rather assassination. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were brutally assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Although people believe that the assassination…

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    There are multiple causes that sparked the beginning of the First World War. The main four are considered to be: militarism, alliances, nationalism, and imperialism. WWI was a direct result of these causes, but the murder of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife initiated the beginning of the war. World War I took place between July 1914 and November 11, 1918. At the end of the war over 17 million people were killed including over 100,000 American troops. Militarism is a system that…

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    become bankrupt, in making guns and large weapons to kill. The main cause of World War 1 was the assassination of one man called Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Setting off a chain of events leading up to World War 1 that would end with millions dead and wounded for life. Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo on the 28th of June in 1914, by a rebel called Gavrilo Princip who shot Ferdinand and…

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    damage in one’s nation military forces; millions of soldiers sacrificed, especially men; loss of countless innocent lives; corrupted dynasties; economically decline due to the massive purchase of weapons. Specifically, the war itself was hindered when Austria-Hungary invaded thus declaring war to the Kingdom of Serbia on the 28th of July in 1914. An uncontrollable complicated human disaster was bound to set off from then on…

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    countries that led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the first declaration of war on Serbia by Austria-Hungary, and the joining by Italy, Germany, Russia, France, Britain and their respective allies. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip took place in a visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia in June 28, 1914 under the leadership of the Serbian Nationalist movement. The assassination group “The Black Hand”, composed…

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    of the several causes of WWⅠ such as Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism (M.A.I.N.), Nationalism was the most influential which is shown through a series of events: The forming of Germany, The Balkan Powder Keg, and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. The first indirect cause of World War I which involves nationalism would be the overall formation of Germany. Nationalism spread throughout German-speaking areas and people fought to free land from the French rule (document I).…

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    Great War Causes

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    War I was a major event in time that historians today still look upon. Although there were multiple causes of The Great War the major causes lead to this big chaos. The main underlying causes were alliances, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. These main causes lead the road to the Great War that now remains in history but is still looked upon to this day. Allow this was a historical time in history a lot of other little tensions sparked this war as well.…

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