Ferdinand Tönnies

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…

To know the effects of WWI I’ll need to inform you about a few of the many causes that caused the Great War. On the twenty-eighth of June 1914 an Archduke by the name of Franz Ferdinand (Austrian) was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip and the two country’s from which they hail where already not in a good relationships so the assassination was just icing on the cake. Austria and Serbia both had powerful allies who were not ready for war and the allies had allies so it was as if…

Abhinav Ramavath Mr. Hess Honor World History 12 October 2017 What was the Underlying Cause of World War I The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the successor to the throne of Austria-Hungary, on 28 June 1914 is seen as the instantaneous spark of First World War. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was successor to the throne of Austria and Hungary. There was a tangle of agreements made between countries, to preserve and maintain a balance of power in Europe, which…

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…

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…

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…

To continue, nationalism was an element of growing popularity and importance among nations worldwide. There were countries seeking to become the most powerful nation that they could possibly be, but there were also some groups of people wishing to achieve national autonomy. For instance, Slavic people living in Austria Hungary wished to achieve sovereignty as a common ethnic group. “Many small nations under Turkish or Austro-Hungarian rule seethed with nationalistic fervor. These Balkan nations…

The last words Archduke Ferdinand said to his beloved wife were "Sophie, Sophie, don’t die! Stay alive for our children." (Grant, 29). On June 28, 1914, the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot to death by Gavrilo Princip, a young Serbian in Sarajevo. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a turning point that had an immediate impact on the world, his assassination was the event that sparked World War I. (Webley) There were many factors…