Ferdinand Tönnies

The direct cause of World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and wife Sophie on June 28, 1914. The assassination was done by a Siberian Nationalist terrorist group. The first attempt failed earlier in the day. Gavrilo Princip later accomplishes the group's goal There were other causes building up behind the scenes. They all played a role in what happened in World War 1. I believe the root cause was national competition. Competition factored in heavily. Imperialism played a role…

militaries. This was called militarism. Alliances were taking over Europe. The two main alliances were the Central Powers (Germany, the Ottoman Empire) and the Allied Powers (France, United Kingdom and Russia). The turning point was when Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was murdered by a Serbian as a form of rebellion. He was captured in Serbia and the Serbian police wouldn't give the assassin to Germany. Germany gave Serbia an…

#1 World war II began on the third of september 1939. World war II officially began when the prime minister Winston Churchill of great britain declared war on on germany. #2 The United States entered world war II after the bombing of pearl on december seventh 1941. The United states officially entered the war on december 8th 1941 when all but one member of congress passed the motion to enter world war II. #3 There were many reasons for the outbreak of the second world war. Primarily the rise…

United States economically and lead to an era of prosperity, called “The Roaring Twenties.” There were several causes leading to this war, some of these major causes were assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Mutual alliance agreements and nationalism. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is…

The cause of major population flow during the World Wars The World Wars, two of the most known wars in America and all over the world. These two wars have taken the lives of many and I will be teaching you about the population before and after both wars. World War I(WWI) is the older brother of World War II(WWII). “World War the war to end all wars, but the beginning of new military and civilian technologies.” WWII more devastating than the first. World War I started in 1914, but the United…

to study for the following reasons: the causes of the war, the major battles and countries, weapons and gadgets, and the effects of war. There were a few causes of the first world war. One of those causes was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Archduke traveled to Sarajevo to inspect the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. The annexation had angered Serbian nationalists, who believed the territories should…

In Sarajevo, capital of Austria July 1914, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated. This was orchestrated by what was known as the Black Hand led…

Nationalism also had an immense effect on the war. Nationalism caused the spark that began the war, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Nationalism caused this because it was a Serbian nationalist group the committed the assassination. Serbia dislike Austria-Hungary, as well as Russia, because both countries were attempting to dominate the…

The Central Powers World War I was started with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. This sparked Austria-Hungary and Germany to declare war on Serbia, and it all went downhill from there. But before we get too far ahead let’s take a look back to 1879 when the first alliance of World War 1 was formed. The dual alliance was signed by Austria-Hungary and Germany on October 7, 1879. This treaty promised that these two countries would aid each other in case of an attack by Russia, or in the event…

Underlying Factors the Contributed to the Outbreak of World War I Early twentieth century, European countries experienced peace between each other. Countries were working together and making large progress in the world. Spreading their power throughout the world with colonies and building a large economic powerhouse with factories. This all ended when Europe plunged into a worldwide war. Killing millions and taking a large toll on each country's economy, World War I was a war to remember.…