Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

the Allied Powers (Sowards). The Allied Powers were formed to counterpart the aggression Central Powers and Germany. Countries Involved in World War 1 Austria-Hungary After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Austria declared a war against Serbia. Austria presented an ultimatum to Serbia demanding that anti-Austria propaganda within Serbia be restrained. It was also sorting to be allowed to carry out its own investigation into the Archduke‘s killing. In…

million men and cost the world a total of 186 billion dollars. On July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Austria-Hungary claimed to begin the war due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but the true motivation behind the war was much more complicated. The true origins of World War 1 were country alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and militarism. What could have been settled between Austria-Hungary and Serbia ended up including many other countries due to…

While the Triple Alliance, also known as the Central Powers, consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. It all started on June 28th 1914, when the Black Hand, a terrorist group in Serbia, assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary mainly because Serbia has the desire to have land in the Balkans and increase nationalism in Serbia. As events transpired, the tensions grew throughout Europe. As Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to Serbia and Serbia refused it, Russia came…

In June of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife Sophie visited the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina to observe routine Austrian military maneuvers. It was in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo where both the Archduke and his wife lost their lives at the hands of a group of young Bosnian nationalists, who sought to liberate Bosnia from Austrian subjugation. The murder of the Archduke precipitated the July Crisis, where over the course of the month the great…

Crisis”, written by Annika Mombauer gives clarity to who were the core countries involved in this gruesome war. These countries include, Austria-Hungary, the nation who caused the war, Germany the nation who expanded the war, and lastly, Britain, the nation who was simply not to blame. Austria-Hungary caused this war because of their conflict with Serbia. Austria-Hungary desperately wanted a war with Serbia for many reasons one of which was because Serbia has been posed a threat because of…

creating a big chain reaction. But I do believe that some events are more important and make a bigger impact on the world and change it forever. Events such as, The Renaissance, The Industrial Revolution, The Boston Tea Party, The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and creation of The Treaty of Versailles. There is no denying that these events are 5 of the most important and influential events in history. (The events are in chronological order, not order of importance.) The…

the war. Austria-Hungary and Serbia were responsible for the start of World War 1. Austria- Hungary and Serbia’s conflict caused World War 1. Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne and was very disliked by the Serbians. Bosnia and Herzegovina were added to Austria- Hungary in 1908, but these countries wanted to be independant and a part of newly formed Serbian Nation. Serbia and the Turks fought 2 wars and in the end Serbia lost its independence. Franz Ferdinand decided…

There is no specific cause of World War I but everything started to fall when Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914. After the assassination of the Archduke, there're many other events that led WW1. Such as the alliances between major European countries. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary threatened war on Serbia. British and German forces first fought at the Battle of Mons in Belgium which was the first battle of many in the Western Front.…

the blame for there being a war lies ultimately with the Prime Minister of Serbia, Nikola Pasic. For he allowed the match that would lite the powder keg that was Europe in 1914 to be sparked. It has long been accepted that the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the catalyst that lead to war breaking out and while strictly speaking the Black Hand is responsible for the killing, they were backed, and assisted by members of the Serbian…

with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie and continuing to be a world-wide war, many variables contributed to this war environment. World War I all started with an attack on Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist. A nationalist is someone who is extremely proud of their country, and who believes that their country is supreme. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia.…