12 History 91230 The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand By Erin Jaggard Introduction The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June, 1914 is often regarded as the event that triggered the First World War. This simple “cause and effect” formula does not do justice to what is a far more a complex story. While the assassination certainly helped to set in train a series of reactions by various governments that led to the outbreak of the war, the story neither begins
World war 1 was one of the worst wars throughout history. Most people say that the assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the main cause of the war, but there were several other factors leading to the war. Nationalism, militarism, imperialism was building up between nations in Europe until the assassination where all of the nations started to take sides. The two sides were called the Central Powers and the Allies. The central powers that were Germany, Austria Hungary, and other nations took Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Princip was motivated by his hatred of the Archduke and his political views. However, he did not know that his actions would spark a conflict that would quickly become one of the bloodiest wars in human history. However, Franz Ferdinand was not perfect, as he had opposed Serbia’s wishes of independence from Austria as well as called Serbs and Hungarians “pigs”, “thieves” as well as many other degrading names. Despite the fact that he dehumanized Serbs and Hungarians, Franz Ferdinand’s
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. Under the rule at the time of the assassination, the old Austrio-Hungarian
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the most significant events in the domino-like sequence that triggered the start of the Great War. With tensions growing tighter between Serbia and Austria-Hungary, any malicious action from one country could provoke the other to declare war, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand incentivized Austria-Hungary to do just that. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia exactly one month after the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand research paper If you were killed right now would you think the world have an impact for the better or the worse. My assassination research paper is on the former archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand. Franz and his wife, Sophie, were shot on June 28,1914. I believe this assassination an unjust action. This was an unjust act because it lead to two world wars and shamed the Ferdinand family yet did bring some benefits for the U.S. If Franz Ferdinand was
When looking at the causes of the first world war, one would say that the most obvious reason is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 but the underling causes of this assassination are not commonly discussed. While ethnic conflict were the main reasonings behind the start of the war, it is important to look at the economic standpoint in the prewar times of the countries involved. In the late 19th century and early 20th century. new type of industrialization began. New machines operating at
the war, especially the U.S.’s contribution and involvement to the war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand is what lead to the immediate beginning of the war. Franz Ferdinand was in line to be the next heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne. He was later shot to death along with the wife during a visitation to Sarajevo in 1914. A Serbian group, known as the Black Hand, was blamed on for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. This event lead Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia for the assassiantion
crime. Archduke Franz and his wife Duchess Sophie were driving through Sarajevo and expected to arrive peacefully, but Gavrilo Princip had an assassination in mind for the family. The assassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand was the most significant assassination of the twentieth century. The series of unfortunate events, the lives of the killer and the killed, the coincidence and the troubles that ensued because of this event were key to the beginning of World War I. Franz Ferdinand was traveling
Princip responsible for the death of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek Von Chotvoka during a deadly assassination on June 28, 1914. Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este, age 51 was married to Sophie Chotek Von Chotvoka and had three children, Sophia, Maximilian and Ernst. Ferdinand was heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was however very unpopular because he has made it clear that once he became emperor of Austro-Hungarian he would make changes. Ferdinand decided to visit Sarajevo, capital of