The Great War, commonly known as World War 1, was a conflict between the years of 1914 to 1918, subjecting war between the Allied Powers which involved France, Russia, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Serbia and the United States and the Central Powers, which consisted of Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The Great War, remarked and ranked as the most deadly conflicts that have ever to occur in human history. Military and civilian deaths and wounded individuals resulted in over 37 million, claiming over 17 million deaths and 20 million wounded. The Great War was the first war to use high end equipment’s, equipment such as tanks, airplanes, submarines, long range artillery and poison gas. With every conflict in …show more content…
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an Austrian individual was born on 18th of December 1863, in Graz, Austria. Ferdinand was a part of the House of Hapsburg, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Spanish Empire. At just of the age of 12, Ferdinand embarked on his military career and with that was immediately given major general at the age of 31. However, Ferdinand inherited the royal title, as the suicide of the emperor’s son, Prince Rudolf in the year 1889, and his father’s death of typhoid fever in the year 1896, Ferdinand was given the right to throne. Ferdinand’s contribution to the Great War took place on June 28th, 1914. Ferdinand was assassinated, shot and killed, including his wife, by a Bosnian Serbian student by the name of Gavrilo Princip as “Princip approached and fired his gun, striking Sophie in the abdomen and the archduke in the neck.” “Gavrilo Princip was born in the summer of 1894, a busy time for a peasant family living off the land in Herzegovina.” Princip was part of a group by the name of the Black Hand, which Princip and the other members wanted Serbia to be independent from Austria Hungary, although Austria Hungary needed Serbia to punish those who were held responsible for the assassination and killing of Ferdinand’s
Gavrilo Princip (1894-1918) was a simple man and son of a postman also a member of the Black Hand. He is credited with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, along with his wife, Sophie. This action was cause of WWI. Franz Ferdinand assassination gave Austria-Hungary the tools or the excuse that needed to declared war on Serbia,
World War 1 or the Great War was one of the most brutal if not the most war the world has faced so far. It originated in Europe which quickly went global, the war started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended November 11th 1918. The war consisted of many weapons and deadly gases. The weapons include;
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June, 1914, precipitated WW1. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand, a Serbian group set up to fight for the unification of all South Slav territories that had been annexed by Austria-Hungary. Two months after the shooting Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, setting off the next chain of events that brought
In 1914 Europe was embroiled in a catastrophic war for power, pride and land. This war is now known as The Great War, First World War or The First War, because if it’s unprecedented and unparalleled slaughter, carnage and destruction. The 4-year war was a battle between the Central Powers, who were mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey against the allies, who were mainly France, Britain, Italy and Russia. It finally ended in 1918 with the defeat of the Central Powers and also the devastating deaths of 10 million soldiers.
The Great War a war that forever changed the life of Europe and the US. A major Cause of the war was because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Fernand. That caused the war to start on July 28, 1914. The allied forces where Great Britain, United States, France, Italy, and Russia. The central powers where Bulgaria, Germany, Ottoman Empire, and the Austrian Empire. The US did not enter the war until April 2, 1917.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was not an excuse for the world powers to get involved in a war. Franz Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia to check on his troops there. On his way there was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip who was working for a Serbian secret group called "The Black Hand Society." Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his heavily pregnant wife Sophie Chotek von Chotvoka on June 28, 1914 because of the decisions Ferdinand would make when he begins to rule the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The murder didn't do as Princip hoped as it was used as an excuse for Austria to take hateful action against Serbia.
World War One(WWI), also known as The Great War was the world 's first global conflict. This was a war between the Allied powers and the Central Powers. The allies included Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and of course the United States. The countries they fought against were known as the Central Powers this consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. WWI was an global war centred in Europe. This war affected the United States tremendously due to the economics. This war began July 28 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918.
In 1914 Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian Black Hand, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, instigating an immediate cause of World War I. As the third largest European power by area, the Empire was a powerful presence leading up to World War I, with a population of over fifty million people and an army of 400,000 soldiers. The conflicts among European powers and the disorder in the Balkans in the 19th and 20th centuries led to a situation in which Franz Ferdinand’s assassination proved to be the tipping point in the fragile relationship between Austria-Hungary and the South Slav nationalities that threatened the Empire both internally and externally. His death caused a costly war in terms of both lives and the economy in the South Slav region and further undermined the stability of Serbia. Princip assassinated the heir to the throne in an attempt to spark a revolution that would result in Slavic independence from Austria-Hungary. However, before his death, Franz Ferdinand supported economic development for Slavs within the Austro-Hungarian Empire and favored more equal measures toward the South Slav nationalities. Thus, Franz Ferdinand had served as a roadblock to the extreme militant wing within Austria-Hungary. With the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Serbian extremists damaged the opportunity for more moderate Slavic peoples within Austria-Hungary to achieve greater autonomy under Austro-Hungarian rule since Ferdinand
On June 28th of 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie,Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip,a Bosnian Serb,and member of an organization named the black hand.The assassination was an attempt by the Yugoslavs to capture the southern austro-hungar slavic provinces and incorporate them to yugoslavia.
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia. He was born in Graz, Austria, and was the eldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria and was the younger brother of Franz Joseph and Maximilian. In 1889 Ferdinand’s cousin committed suicide at his hunting lodge. This changed his life drastically because this meant his father was in line for the throne. Shortly after gaining the throne Ferdinand’s father passed away from typhoid fever. With the death of his father Franz was now in charge of the throne.1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the nephew of Emperor Franz Ferdinand. They belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by a German. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo was the cause of World War 1. They called World War 1 the “war to end all wars” because it was supposed to be the last war that promised everlasting peace. The Allies won World War 1.
hello today i am going to be talking about the four "M.A.I.N" causes of WW1 millitarism, alliances, imperillasim, and nationalism. many people would say the main cause of ww1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo, 28 June 1914. this event lead to the austrian government declaring war on the serbs. i would say this was a nationalist cause beacuse the austrians felt like they needed to do something after they killed their archduke. One Imperial cause of the war was germany wanted to become an imperial power the the USA and Great Britian so tensions were already high between everyone. Alliances played a major roll in causing the war because all the countries involved felt like they needed to assist their allies. ANother
World War I, also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war, a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents ' technological and industrial sophistication, and the tactical stalemate caused by trench warfare, a grueling form of warfare in which the defender held the advantage. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a major provoking factor for World War 1. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was under fire for the decision to annex the Balkans. This decision infuriated Serbian nationals there who believed they should be allowed to join Serbia who was newly independent; the decision also strengthened Serbian nationalist groups. Franz Ferdinand was in Sarajevo to inspect his troops there on the day he was assassinated. The Black Hand Gang was responsible for the death of the Archduke and his wife. The Austria-Hungarian government blamed Serbia for the attacks. After failed negotiations, Austria declared war on Serbia on July 28th, 1914. Russia supported Serbia in the war. France
The Great War was referred to as “The War to End All Wars.” It started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Allied powers consisted of Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States. The Allies fought against the Central Powers which were made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. This war had a massive impact on the United States. This war resulted in many bad things in the U.S. Although bad things happened, there were also good things to come out of the war.