Gavrilo Princip

World War I World War I was a gruesome war that lasted a little over 4 years. The war started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. This caused a chain reaction that entangled international alliances and caused the major powers to be at war in just a couple of weeks. This was one of the causes of the war that started rebellion and eventually lead to the splitting of two separate powers, or groups. The two powers…

World War I began in July 28, 1914. It was on this day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Afterwards, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the attack. Russia supported Serbia, so eventually it led to the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. World War I was mainly fought in Europe. After countless attacks, the war ended on November 11, 1918. When World War I began, the United States was still on the neutral…

World war one took place dates between 1914-1918. Despite the conflict started in Europe, it ultimately affected other countries which are outside of the continent example united state and Japan. The first time the native English speakers knew it as the "Great War"; the term world war one was applied a couple of decades later. Historians disagree the basic causes of the war but mostly agree the consequences of the war and the huge disaster it caused. Political tensions ran very high in the…

World War One, commonly known as “The Great War,” brought together as well as tore apart people from twenty-eight nations. The catalyst, was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, which led Austria to declare war on Serbia. This one event created a snowball effect in just a matter of days creating a division between two armed forces; the Allied Powers of France, Russia and Great Britain against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary,…

Casualties"). Although, what possible reason could ‘justify’ over 37 million casualties? Like many historical events, WW1 transpired in wake from equally influential events, like a domino effect. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip sparked the initial outbreak of fighting, and WW1 began. Yet, this wasn’t the sole reason for war. Many historians debate the cause of WW1, arguing who and what was to blame. Militarism is when military strength is prioritized and…

Voltaire once said: “History is a lie that most people agree upon.” In order to understand history, historians use a method called “historical thinking.” Historians don’t just look at evidence and learn the facts. Rather, historical thinking is asking so what? Why are these pieces of information important? How can we take the past and relate it to our times? Part of historical thinking is learning about change. Studying early modern history and comparing and contrasting these events to our…

The Harlem Hellfighters: Determination Knows No Color Even though the Harlem Hellfighters were abused and segregated from war, they were still determined to try their best to gain respect from other soldiers and to show the importance of African Americans. The early 1900s were a time when Jim Crows laws dictated where blacks went, ate, slept, and learned. It banned them from specific facilities and what they can and can't do. The Jim Crows laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern States…

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 reason for the outbreak of the first World War. The Serbian student, Gavrilo Princip, member of the Black Hand Gang wanted to get rid of the the Bosnia/Austria-Hungary rule. This led to the retaliations and blame at Serbia for Ferdinand’s death. Austria-Hungary…

The Rise of Hitler and The Nazi party proposed a threat so great that it pressured the United States to join World War II due to the unrelenting power of the Nazis and the fear imposed on the seemingly vulnerable United States. Hitler led Germany to regain status and dignity after the humiliation of the War Guilt Clause contained in the Treaty of Versailles. When Germany led the the Axis powers which was composed of Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan to wage war against the Allies, primarily…

France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Romania, Montenegro, Portugal, Italy, and Japan). About 10 million combatants killed, 20 million wounded. Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and wife assassinated in Sarajevo by Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip (June 28). Austria declares war on Serbia (July 28). Germany declares war on Russia (Aug. 1), on France (Aug. 3), invades Belgium (Aug. 4). Britain declares war on Germany (Aug. 4). Germans defeat Russians in Battle of Tannenberg on Eastern…