Ferdinand Foch

1. According to Chickering, and Empires and Citizens, there were multiple reasons for the outbreak of the war of 1914. Some were long and some were short term causes. Such as the effects of Militarism and Imperialism. However, in Chickering, the assassination of Archduke Fran Ferdindad in June 1914, contributed greatly to the outbreak when a Serbian student shot him and his wife to death. This event created extreme tension between the main powers in Europe and probably the most important…

on July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918. There were many reasons for this war. Three of them include the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the European countries’ nationalism, and the mutual defense alliances between European countries. The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, occurred on July 28, 1914. Ferdinand was next in line for the Austria-Hungary throne when the two were shot by Gavrilo Princip. Princip was part of a Serbian…

shown in Document A, the countries had a large divide amongst them that went to prove how different the ideas of each country were. In this document, it demonstrated the two alliances, the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated…

the Triple Entente. During this alliance, Germany was pairing themselves with Austria-Hungary, also known as the central powers. On June 28th, 1914, in an event widely regarded to have sparked the outbreak of the first great war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungary empire, was found shot to death along with his wife by a Bosnian Serbian named Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Archduke had been inspecting the imperial armed forces led by his uncle, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.…

World War I was a global war that originated in Europe. It began on July 28,1914 and ended on November 11,1918. There were many events that contributed to the start of the war, but one of the main causes was the death of Archduke Franz Ferndinand. A Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated the Archduke. After the Archduke was confirmed dead, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. There are ultimately thirty total countries that entered the war on one side or another but these eleven…

combination. The Black Hand terrorist were a secret Serbian society who were planning the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This secret society was formed in 1911 and was led by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijevic, also referred to as 'Apis'. This group mainly consisted of army officers and some government officials. A few years later, on June 28th of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand…

The multiple causes for the start of WWII, which causes also led to the involvement of many nations around the world, can be traced back to the inevitable rise of Adolf Hitler. World War II did not take place in just one area of the world; while it focused itself around the center of Europe and Germany, the theater of battle included Africa and the Asian Pacific region too. With the rapid rebirth of the German nation, other countries still in shock from the first World War, were seemingly too…

events and variables. Starting 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…

In the early hours of June, on the 28th day, in the year of 1914, this tragic event would begin a domino-effect which would lead Europe and the United States into what is now known as… World War I. On this day, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated by a Serbian group known as the “Black Hand” while visiting the country. The group’s intent was to gain independence from Austria-Hungary. But unbeknownst to them, it would turn into a large-scale battle that in essence,…

Major Causes of WW1 World War One was a war between the Triple Entente alliance (Russia, France, Great Britain) and the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy). There were several causes of The Great War. Although there were many causes of the First World War, technology, nationalism, and imperialism were the most prominent and most important. Technology triggered WW1 with the arms race. The encouragement of strengthening militaries created a culture where the only response to…