Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

The 1910s was at the end of the Progressive Era where it introduced a plethora of new events and forms of technology. This decade proposed new ideas and concepts that had not been talked about before in the history of the United States such as the fights for women's rights and poor working conditions for white-collar jobs. This decade had its boom and bust cycles along with new presidents that shifted the course of America. The 1910s had many events that make it history, the sinking of the…

him and his wife in an effort to protest against the Austria-Hungary invasion of Bosnia. Serbians wanted to have control over Bosnia and they stopped at nothing to fight for it. After the assassination the archduke Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia (americanhistory.about.com). Russia had an alliance with Serbia, so when Austria-Hungary attacked, Russia began to mobilize their forces to help defend. Germany was in an alliance with Austria-Hungary, when Russia fought against them Germany…

Finally, at the end of 1918, the Versailles Treaty was signed by the countries taking part in the war, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Britain, France and Russia, which was a treaty that ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The Great War was a war that caused the deaths of many, and people believe it was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria that really began it. What really caused World War 1? Some people believe MAINE (Militarism,…

competition of all nations for trade, he called for the international conference to discuss the future of Morocco. And the international conference was held at Algeciras(Spain) in 1906 and powers divided into two. Germany was weakly supported by Austria-Hungry and morocco while France was supported by Britain, Russia and Spain; so it was agreed that France should recognize that Morocco was still an independent country and that France and Spain were given joint control of her police force. So…

Trench warfare played a major role in World War 1 due to the constant offensive and defensive positions the soldiers were in. World War 1 began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The assassination was just a trigger as there was already unrest between countries in Europe. The opposing sides were Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey. The allied sides were Russia. France and Great Britain. Australia joined the war because of association with Britain as the…

Germany’s rise to power in the beginning of the twentieth century, the crises that took place in the Balkans, and alliances between powerful nations are few of the causes of the Great War. Because of the Russians surrendered in the spring of 1918, the Central Powers thought they had the advantage over the Allied Powers because they didn’t have to fight a two front war anymore. Germany had underestimated the United States and their importance for joining the Allies later in the war. The events…

World War I was a senseless war, a conflict between two countries that spun out of control because of the systems of alliances. The United States should not have gotten involved in the war. The primary reason for the United States’ entrance into the war was the American citizens that were caught in Germany’s crossfire, but involvement in the war sacrificed far more American lives than those American citizens that died aboard ocean liners. A peace treaty created damaging problems in the Middle…

Although it is generally agreed upon that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was the event that sparked World War I, this singular act was really just the last straw. Such a bloody, widespread conflict, cannot be explained away or blamed on just one event, but as the war was so devastating, placing blame was something everyone seemed eager to do when it came time to create peace in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles. As such, the question became: is it possible to…

brought Germany into conflict with Britain, Russia and France. Germany had calculated that her security would be best served by an alliance with 2 other continental powers. Thus an alliance system emerged as the Triple /dual alliance between Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy. Russia and France also realised the value of an alliance, with Britain remaining on the edge, committing to very little until it really had too. The alliance system coupled with the naval and military arms race meant that…

fought between July 28th 1914 and November 11th, 1918. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to the beginning of WWI. Due to the alliances formed between countries, a world war became much more likely. In the beginning, it was known as “The Great War the War to End War”. There were two sides: The Entente which was composed of, France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and later the U.S. The Central Powers were made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. The war ended when Germany…