Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Knowledge are the “Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.” Knowledge can be divided into two parts, which are personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Shared knowledge is acquired through media such as the internet, books or television or through another person such as a teacher or professor, hence shared knowledge is the knowledge a group of people share. Whereas personal knowledge is obtained through…

Germany supported Austria against Serbia, and Britain joined France and Russia. After many months of fighting, both sides of the war had started making lines of fortification or trenches like shown in the movie. The lines didn’t change much over the years that the war lasted…

World War 1 began in the summer of 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated along with his wife. The assassin named Gavrilo Princip was part of a terrorist band from the kingdom of Serbia. Austria-Hungary demanded that the Serbian Government make amends for the assassination. Serbia accepted all of their demands except one. Due to Germanys hunger for power they encouraged Austria-Hungary to invade Serbia. This led to the Declaration of War on July…

Was Imperialism a Major Cause of World War One? By Jonathan Redpath iGCSE History (0470) Week 1: The Big Picture Imperialism played a big role in the centuries preceding the 20th century. Many of the European powers had large empires, which in turn ensured that they held tremendous military, political, and economic influence. For example, Britain, at its peak in around 1914 held Canada, Australia, much of Africa, India, and various territories in Asia and the Caribbean; Britain also was one of…

involvement in World War I consisted of an initial state of neutrality that would eventually lead to battle. President Woodrow Wilson of the US desired to remain neutral throughout the war, but as conflicts arose from the Central powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, war was inevitable. While lacking necessary experience and resources, the United States required extensive preparation for battle in Europe. As America entered the war with the Allied powers, the central powers…

role in the outcome of the World War I. World War I was a major when a major conflict fought in Europe and around the world between the years of 1914 and 1918. There were lots of nations involved, except for Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary were dominated. During world War I records showed that there were over more than eight million people who had lost their lives. There were several events that took place that led to World War 1. Events that I read about were the…

World War One, the first of two wars that shook the foundations of the earth. The war was as long as it was brutal, comprising the world’s greatest powers vied against one another in a strenuous conflict. In this war there had been two sides, which fought one another for both heroic and selfish reasons. Mainly though, they had only been trying to safeguard land and nobility from the threats of the opposing side. This war had many various reasons for beginning, but all had been complex and…

1. First of all I would like to say not one single event soley caused the war the train of corrupting events did. On June 28, 1914 the serbian Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz-Ferdinand cause of this Kaiser Wilhem and his fellow germans sided with Austria. Within weeks of the assassination there was a series of uncontrolable rampage amoung the military and other government leaders. Most diplomatic leaders thought war would be a better option rather than peace because the wanted to…

During the start of the 20th century, there were many dangerous issues facing the world. Some of these issues included Domestic political factors with Germany, Imperialism, a web of alliances and nationalism. There were many factors that threatened the world during this time, but these are just a few issues that threatened global stability and they also contributed to the build up to World War I, which was the greatest issue and threat during this time period. German conservatives were hesitant…

War I, was the war that was presumed to end all wars. The first large war of the 20th century which lasted four years, began on July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918. The war was provoked by the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as his assassination in Sarajevo accelerated Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia. During the First World War, thousands of Aboriginal men voluntarily enlisted in Canada’s armed forces. Through contribution to the war effort, home front and post…