Archduke Ferdinand Assassination

Even today, the causes of World War one is still being debated and the great war started 96 years ago and ended 92 years ago. Yet today after so much time the main cause of the war still remains unexposed to this day. What triggered the whole war was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie of Austria-Hungary on June 28th 1914 by The Black Hand. The assassination happened because of feelings toward the Serbians. The Archduke and his wife were on a parade route in their car during their visit to Sarajevo. Many assassins were lined up to take the kill of the Archduke but all failed, there was one young assassin named Gavrilo

The most anticipated war in history, World War One, started off with the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand. As a result, Austria-Hungary gave the killer’s country, Serbia, an opportunity to take ownership and apologize to A/H’s government. Without a response from Serbia, A/H declares war, launching the July Crisis- one of many of Europe’s fighting frenzies. Countries were declaring war on each other, gathering secret alliances, and building their armies. The Crisis continuously built its longevity until declared as a Great War, a nickname for World War One. Knowing which event pushed the world to arm themselves, historians had asked what the underlying causes for the war were. Causes for the war were alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and most destructive, militarism.

Despite being one of the largest and most detrimental wars in Europe’s history, World War I was started by the action of one single person. In June of 1914, the Archduke of Austria- Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian assassin while visiting Serbia. After this, there was tension when Serbia refused to Austria- Hungary apologize for the killing of their Archduke. This continued to escalate until Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia. Following this, war broke out between countries all around Europe, leading to World War I. Although, the war would not have grown as large as it did if it weren’t for a few factors that allowed the spark of the assassination of the Archduke of Austria- Hungary- Hungary to ignite an entire fire. Many countries

World War I, or the Great War, was one of the largest widespread wars in all of world history. However, it set the path for World War II when other countries came to blame Germany and thus crushing their government and economy, and amassed large destruction over multiple countries in Europe, such as Britain, France, and Germany, especially. It is important to understand how these wars came to be. During a dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia,which led to the assassination of the Austria-Hungarian leader Archduke Franz Ferdinand, years of separate alliances, bad international relations, and growth of arms all brought up the then inevitable outbreak of World War I.

While the recent assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is what led to the war, there are multiple underlying factors that imitated the war. One of such factors is imperialism. In the past few decades, countries in Europe have been competing for land to expand their empire. This had led to various feuds igniting a hostility between countries. Nations did not trust each other and were cautious. Another factor is patriotism, people believe there country is the best and want their country above the rest. They like to promote their culture and beliefs to other nations. All the hidden factors meant the Great War was a war waiting to

World War I, otherwise known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted until 1918, forever changing the map of Europe and ending the lives of nearly 8 million young European men. The congress of Vienna had successfully created an atmosphere of peace that lasted for 100 years, however in the years leading up to 1915, rising tensions among European powers would create a “powder keg” that required only the slightest event to set off a world war. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand provided the spark need to destabilize Europe and send the nations of Europe into the first modern war, although conflict had been stirring for the past 50 years. In the end, systems of alliances, imperialism,

On June 28, 1914, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated. That event marked the first phase of World War I (Grayzel 10). Soon afterward nations throughout Europe announced declarations of war. By the end of October countries as far away as Japan, China and Brazil had become involved (Grayzel 11).  Susan R. Grayzel in the “Introduction: The First World War and the Making of a Modern, Global Conflict” from The First World War: A Brief History with Documents”, explores a variety of contributing reasons for the Great War (Grayzel 9). The causes most

A domino effect: the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events; history is full of them. In 1914, countries around the world began to become involved in one of the most well-known wars in history, World War I. There is not just one single cause to this “Great War”, which could have been avoided, rather there are multiple. During this time tensions were high, especially after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife. Austria-Hungary, fueled with anger towards Serbia for the killings, saw this act as an opportunity to teach Serbia a lesson and eliminate any future Serbian threats. However this was an age of alliances, fighting one country also meant war with

Why is Archduke Francis Ferdinand's assassination important? What could have happened if this did not take place?

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman paints a vivid portrayal of the Europe, pre-World War I. It discussed the actions of individuals and world leaders and how it plunged the world into The Great War that laid the groundwork for the world as we know it today. As most people understand, myself included, it is a common belief that World War I was only caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary. While this is the trigger event that sent the world spiraling into war, it is not the only reason for war. Former president Theodore Roosevelt had returned from King Edwards's funeral completely convinced that war in Europe was imminent. France knew the inevitability of war and the nation

We begin with the world of politics. Before the war began there was tension between many of the nations involved in the war. Germany did not see eye to eye with France. Great Britain saw Germany as a threat and attempted to protect France, and just before the war began, Austria-Hungary was furious with Serbia over a Serbian attack on the Archduke and Duchess of that country. If these tensions had not erupted, then the war never would have begun. Furthermore, the world political landscape would have change dramatically after the war. If Franz Ferdinand had never been assassinated and Austria-Hungary had never declared war on Serbia, then Ferdinand would have become the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary after

While there is never just a single event that has led to the start of a world war, or any other serious war, there is often one thing that triggers long lived tensions and thus war ensues. Such was the case in WWI with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. There were many tensions that existed prior to his assassination, but it was his assassination which triggered the war, his assassination that served as an excuse, and perhaps the last straw, so to speak, which led to the First World War. The following paper examines the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and its relationship to the start of WWI.

Would you believe me if I said that WW1, the most horrific war humans have ever fought, started because of two bullets? No? That’s fine, however on June 28th 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand & his wife Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. This event brought forth a wave confused, and frantic actions all over Europe. Alliances were forged between the great powers of the day, all the ways to peace were missed, and within a month over a million soldiers would die in a hellfire of unimaginable proportion. The Great War was caused by two bullets, here’s how it all

The Austro-Hungarians did their best to manipulate the situation to result in a war that would allow them to cause loss like the loss they felt. Although provocation on the part of Austro-Hungarians was intentional, countries should and usually will do all they can to prevent war, as the cost (loss of life, damage both physical and economic) almost always outweighs the benefits of any war. The Austro-Hungarians and the Serbians, along with the major powers that joined in the conflict following the initial spark of war, absolutely failed at discouraging aggressive military action and armed conflict. This failure to deter surely contributed to the crisis of 1914 and subsequently World War I. Additionally, the Austro-Hungarians also believed that they would make a quick, decisive victory over Serbia and that the war would be short. This “short war illusion” on the part of the Austro Hungarians most certainly led to a, longer, less organized, and more devastating conflict for none of the involved parties were adequately prepared to fight a longer battle. These failures in combination are what facilitated a full-blown war and widespread devastation throughout Europe and

World War I is probably the greatest mistake the world has ever made in history, costing the lives of millions of people. It all started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary when he was visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina in the city of Sarajevo. Franz and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were riding around Sarajevo in their car when a bomb was thrown at the vehicle. The driver accelerated when he saw the flying object, and the bomb exploded underneath the wheel of the next car, injuring two of its occupants along with a dozen spectators. On the route back to the palace, the archduke’s driver took a wrong turn into a side street, where nationalist Gavrilo Princip of Serbia was waiting. As the car backed up, Princip approached and fired his gun, striking Sophie in the abdomen and the archduke in the