Austria

independent Slavic state. Having Slavic minorities in its nation itself, Austria-Hungary opposed a greater Serbia in fear of seeing its own nation disappear. Along with the Slavs, there were various other ethnic minorities in Austria-Hungary with dreams of creating their own national state, and it was easy to predict what would occur after Serbia achieved its goal of nationhood (Spielvogel 770). Therefore, the heir to Austria-Hungary’s throne was assassinated…

On August 4, Britain declared war on Germany after they invaded Belgium due to the Treaty of London. Incidents such as these had a great contribution to causing WWI. Of the four M.A.I.N. causes for WWI, I think that alliances contributed to this war the most for several reasons. My reasons to why alliances contributed the most includes all of the alliances formed throughout Europe and in parts of Asia and Africa. European leaders relied on alliances in order to keep protection and forms…

supported by Russia (who also had a military alliance with Serbia), and was naturally opposed by Austria-Hungary (which had alliances with Germany and Italy), since it would actually weaken their empire. Conversely, nationalism helped unite and strengthen the German speaking territories of Central Europe and the Italian speaking nation-states of the southern peninsula.…

During the 1990’s Europe thought they were better than every country, but that feeling didn’t last long. Due to the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, alliances, imperialism, militarism and also the independence of countries in Europe, War had begun. A reason that caused the war to start was imperialism. Imperialism is the act of building an Empire by founding colonies and conquering weaker nations. Many nations wanted to expand their empire, which lead to hate. Document 6…

Graz, Austria (“Heir to the Austrian Throne Assassinated”). Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. In 1875 Duke Francis of Modena passed away and Archduke Franz Ferdinand inherited his throne. He was the age of about eleven when this event took place. Duke Francis of Modena was his cousin (“Heir to the Austrian Throne Assassinated”). This made Archduke Franz Ferdinand one of the richest men in Austria during his time. His assassination led the…

many movements. The three underlying causes of WWI are alliances, militarism, and imperialism. Of all these, alliances was the most significant cause of World War I. The map from document A shows all of the European alliances during 1914. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy made up the Triple Alliance. On the other hand, France, Russia, and Great-Britain…

What would you do if 17 million people died because of you? While the unwarranted murder of anyone is morally wrong and should not happen, there have been a few cases in history where someone who was assassinated got what they deserved. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, despite multiple warnings from his security advisors of terrorist activity by the “Black Hand,” decided to make a trip to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo (Ferrera 1). The heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was shot and killed…

trying to develop and at this time., such as Austria-Hungary who had the aid of Germany and this document was created in coordination with the German foreign office, which hoped the document would force a military conflict that was planned to end quickly without Russia ever getting involved. Russia is a big nation, and if Germany and Austria-Hungary could pull this off, they…

Phobias of inferiority developed due to social Darwinism are what caused the leaders of five major powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Serbia, France, and Great Britain, to take a dramatic and unnecessary leap into a Europe-wide altercation. The idea of nationalism and heightened or decreased social stature was enough for these representatives to lose sight of what it meant to see from another’s point of view, as well as what it meant to be loyal in terms of kin and allies. European…

By 1914, there were two alliances-the Triple Alliances and the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliances consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The Triple Entente, on the other hand, consisted of France, Great Britain, and Russia. This system of alliances made a world war more probable. Knowing that they had allies, countries were more eager to declare war on a country…