Ferdinand Foch

What caused World War I? What were the major combatants and why were they fighting? June 19, 1914, marked the start of World War I with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist secret society was responsible for the assassination of Ferdinand. On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia because they blamed the deaths of the archduke and his wife on the country. Austria-Hungary gave Serbia a list of ultimatums saying that if they didn’t…

World War I, or the Great War, was the first war that involved almost the whole world. It is hard to pinpoint the exact cause of the war, because there are so many. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife is the most immediate cause, but the but there are many other, significant causes that led up to the Great War. Militarism, Alliance systems, and Imperialism all played an important role leading up to WWI. They all created and added tension between the European nations until…

The “Great War” an event must have happened to start it. There are lots of events that happened before the war started. A few events that immediately caused or triggered the first world war or the great war was the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife of Austria. Not only his death, a few other things such as The Alliance System, Nationalism, Imperialism and Militarism was also a cause of the war. In the alliance system there was the central powers of Europe which was Germany…

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…

World War I was also known as the First World War and was a global conflict centered in Europe. It involved nearly all the biggest powers of the world. There were several factors that led to this war that was fought from 1914 until 1918. Tension over foreign policy between the countries had been building and one thing continued to lead to another. During this time Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia but Bosnia wanted to be its own independent country. So while the Prince of Austria-Hungary was…

society. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir of the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was one of the people who were assassinated because of his actions. He held up the process of the independence of Bosnia from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, causing chaos in Europe. As a result, he was shot inside of a car in Sarajevo, Bosnia by Serbian nationalist who didn’t want him to keep Bosnia a part of the Austria-Hungary Empire (Bodden16). The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was justified…

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo, on the 28th of June 1914, was the direct cause of the beginning of the First World War (Gifford 18). Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an Austro-Hungarian royal prince of Hungary and Bohemia. He was born on 18th December 1863 in 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…

declaration of war from Austria-Hungary to Serbia. The letter is significant as it is written the same day an ultimatum was issued to Serbia by Austria which outlined demands such as taking responsibility for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June. This as a historical source is useful to a historian in understanding the British reaction to the July Crisis, its reluctance to war, Britain’s uncertainty of its survival in a European war and it also alludes to the…

brought France and Germany to the brink of war in the year of 1905 and repeated itself again in 1911. This was also another trigger for the outbreak of World War 1. The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was the incentive that started World War 1. The publication of Ferdinand visiting Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, it’s neighboring country, was the reason that led to his assassination. The Serbians were irritated; coincidentally, in June 28th, the Serbians had been…