Austria

Michaëlle Jean was born in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. She spent her early years being homeschooled by her parents, Roger and Luce, so she did not have to swear allegiance to the active dictator at the time. Her father was arrested and tortured in 1965, which led to her family fleeing to Canada in 1968. Jean attended the Université de Montréal where she studied Italian and Spanish. She educated the university’s Department of Literature and Modern Languages in Italian and earned…

group and come to their country to give a hand if the country was attacked. Before World War 1 started, there was two different alliances. One alliance was the Triple Alliance also called the central power. The Triple Alliance were Germany, Italy and Austria Hungary. The second alliance was the Triple Entente also called as the allies. The Triple Entente were France, Russia and Great Britain. In document 3, a cartoonist John T. McCutcheon from Chicago during august 5, 1914 drew a picture…

merely blaming one nation over the other for causing this major European crisis in August of 1914.However, most historians appear to point their fingers at Germany due to its desire to dominate Europe and ultimately become the leading power. Though, Austria-Hungary’s role leading to world war one is also notable and should not be overlooked; initially although Serbia accepted the majority of demands listed in the ultimatum provided by…

exemplifying rivalry between the different national powers. The first alliance to form called the Triple Alliance in the year of 1907, included the European countries of Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy. Germany’s current leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II who headed their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Franz Joseph led Austria- Hungary with their constitutional monarchy. Kaiser Victor Emmanuel III led Italy. The Triple Entente, a non-binding agreement, included France, Great Britain, and…

many famous and bloody battles, such as The Battle of the Somme. The war killed up to 17 million people and caused 49 million casualties of not just soldiers, but civilians as well. The war was fought between members of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia). Eventually, countries such as the USA joined in. Rivalries between countries, arguments over empires and an arms race were among the causes of European…

I believe that the main reason for WWI was alliances The triple alliance of 1882 (Germany, Austria, & Italy) as well as the Ottoman Empire, were known as the Central Powers The Triple Entente of 1907 linked France, Britain (and Russia), known as the Allied Powers These alliances allowed for larger scale war to happen (grow exponential from what should have only been a regional war into an intercontinental conflict) • WWI started when Kings/Emperors/Queens still ruled but their armies were led by…

one from the past in July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. This all started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, a month later Austria-Hungary declared war on serbia making the first world war. According to How did the world war 1 started Facts and worksheets “When Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.” The main fight of the war was between Russia and Austria mostly because of miscalculation, misunderstanding and miscommunication between the countries. All in…

when Austria declared war on Serbia. Nationalism was also another cause. Nationalism encouraged the public people to support military buildups. The alliances would force a country to go to war against a nation that they had no dispute with. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the triggering of WW1 began on June 28th, 1914 when the Archduke’s car was fired upon by a Serbia assassin. This triggered World War 1 because it would start rebellion and then making people rebel against Austria.…

between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had Germany not given Austria-Hungary their word that they would provide Austria-Hungary with their unconditional support if they decided to declare war on Serbia. Since Germany had been brought into the mix, this caused other European countries to get involved in the war such as Russia and France, since Russia was an ally to Serbia and France was an ally to Russia. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand created a domino effect as it caused…

World War I probably affected my great great great grandparents. It began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife. Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in two, the Triple Alliance, made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy, versus the Triple Entente, made up of Russia, France, and Great Britain. As more and more countries got involved, the Triple Alliance became known as the Central Alliance, and the Triple…