Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

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    was nationalism. Nationalism would make countries try to out do one another causing tension. The second cause was imperialism, this was started by countries trying to expand the culture. The final cause the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria- Hungary. When Ferdinand died Austria- Hungary started a war against Serbia, which involved many other countries they were in alliance with resulting in World War I. These causes resulted in to million people dying between 1914-1918. Even though

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    World War 1 Effects

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    in many ways. One thing that led to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, done by a Serbian terrorist. This upset Austria-Hungary and this is why they wanted to go to war with Serbia. Because of friendship between them and their allies,their partnerships went to join war with them. One way that World War 1 impacted the US was through the Great Migration. In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was with in Austria hungary. When Serbian member Gavrilo Princip killed him

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    Which was the more important reason for the outbreak of the First World War in 1914: The Moroccan Crises in 1905 and 1911 or the Assassination at Sarajevo 1914? I think that the Assassination at Sarajevo was a more important reason for the outbreak of war because it triggered the war. It was because of the Assassination at Sarajevo that led directly to the outbreak of war. Morocco was one of the few places in Africa that hadn’t been colonised by a European Power. France was trying to gain control

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    remains, what triggered it? Although no one person or nation deserves to be blamed for the entirety of the war, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was undoubtedly responsible for its outbreak.

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    Major Causes Of Ww1 Dbq

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    of WW1 were Nationalism, Militarism, Imperial Rivalries, Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and Alliance. One of the major causes of WW1 was Alliance. Alliance is when a country becomes friend with another country and supports each other. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia got involved to defend Serbia. Germany seeing Russia mobilizing, declared war on Russia. France was then drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germany attacked France through Belgium pulling Britain

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    preponderance of people in the world today believe that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire caused the ensuing “Great War”, it was not the sole reason behind the Great War and the carnage that permeated all of Europe afterwards from 1914 to 1919. Many people wonder if the Great War and the millions of deaths of both soldiers and civilians could have been avoided if the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was not killed on June 28th, of 1914. Many theories have

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    today many know the next war was only 21 years away. World War 1 had three main causes: Imperialism was growing internationally in the early 1900s, the creation of alliances intensified in this power hunger era time, and finally the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. During World War 1 many nations and countries were trying to build an empire and have the strongest military. This is known as Imperialism which is a policy of extending a country’s power and impact through military and colonization

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    World War 1 Causes

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    after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His assassination caused the central powers and Serbia’s allies to declare war on each other. The conflict expanded quickly, and the war did not end until the year of 1918. The Triple Entente (France, Russia and Great Britain) fought against the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy). Closer observation of certain events and documents divulge that World War I was caused by militarism, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

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    was a war that was fought between two sides with a few of the World’s greatest Nations of that time. The two sides were Triple Entente which included Britain, France, and Russia, and the Triple Alliance which was consisted of the countries Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. World War I left a mark on history as we know it, what could have possibly led to that war?, What were the underlying causes of World War I?. The major causes of “The Great War” or WWI consist of four long-term causes and one short-term

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    Austria: The Cause of World War One Essay

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    The nation responsible for the onset of World War I is Austria-Hungary because of the territorial and political stances with Serbia that provoked the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. After Ferdinand's death, Austria-Hungary initiated a call for support to the Germans about the problems in the Balkans, resulting in Germany confirming their assistance by issuing a “Blank Check.” Austria later gave Serbia a list of ultimatums that consisted of extreme demands in hopes of Serbia rejecting

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