the 29th of June the tragic news of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Heir-Presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Throne, and of his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg was widespread throughout the world. The Archduke, in his capacity as Inspector-General of the Forces of the Empire, had been attending military manoeuvres in the province of Bosnia at the time of his assassination While he was passing, with the Duchess, through the streets of Sarajevo, a bomb was thrown at his motor-car by
Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo and World War I In present-day Sarajevo alongside the Miljacka River there used to be commemorative footprints in the concrete sidewalk. Spanning across the Miljacka River was the Princip Bridge, named after the man who took not only the life of an Archduke, but also the lives of many more during World War I. Bismarck had predicted that, “Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans” would cause the war. He was partially correct. The assassination of the Archduke
Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination World War I was a crucial point in history. Started by an assassination that shocked the world, it brought fear, chaos, and death to countries around the globe. But what about the assassination? Who was killed? Why is it important? If you ask most people, they’ll have no idea, and yet it was one of the most important parts of the war. The assassinated was no other than Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, who was assassinated on June 28, 1914. The
groups. Like Alex Woolf said in his book the Assassination in Sarajevo *“This Alliance system meant if there were a local war between two powers, this would set of a chain reaction leading to war involving all of Europe”. The most likely point for a conflict would be in the Balkans which both Austria-Hungary wanted control off. Then on June 28th 1914 the Archduke of Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on an official visit to Sarajevo. This assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the perfect thing
deepest and most profound regret we record today the tragic news of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Heir-Presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Throne, and of his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg. The Archduke, in his capacity as Inspector-General of the Forces of the Empire, had been attending military manoeuvres in the province of Bosnia. While he was passing yesterday, with the Duchess, through the streets of Sarajevo, a bomb was thrown at his motor-car by a printer from the town of
Daniel J Sitt Mr. Lazar 2-R 5/4/2015 Archduke assassination Archduke the likely successor of the Austria Hungary Empire was assassinated by Princip a nationalist from Serbia wishfully joined by other individuals who had wishes of uniting territories majorly of the southern Slavic region, already not ruled by the Montenegro kingdom or known as the kingdom of Serbia. All this was aimed at weakening the coercive programs, which were destined at demolishing the Serbian kingdom, which wanted to take control
would lead Europe into the Great War. There were many causes of World War 1. Three important causes were: the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the tangle of alliances, and the costs of war. These causes had a great toll on World War 1 and questioned the thought if it would ever end. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was when the crisis began. He was going to visit Sarajevo which was the capital of Bosnia. And Bosnia at the time was under the rule of Austria Hungary. When he came
but it often needs what historians call a "trigger" to set it off. Most people agree that that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the trigger that set off the Great War. Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. He was assassinated on 28 June 1914 by terrorists from one of Austria-Hungary's rival powers, Serbia. After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for their deaths - even though the terrorist was not
towards other countries. Rising nationalism of European nations, economic and imperial completion, and fear of the war prompted alliances and increase of armed forces. This created tension contributing to the outbreak of war. But it was assassination in Sarajevo that triggered World War 1. In the 19th Century, people of the same nationality united under one border. Many countries wanted to have people of the same nationality live within the same border. This created a problem for Austria-Hungary
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand It made it impossible for the major powers to keep out of what should have been a small third Balkan war. This was because Austria, a major super power, had been embarrassed by little Serbia and had to deliver an ultimatum. Germany delivered the blank cheque to Austria, as she had to support ethnically other Germans who lived in Austria. The confidence of the blank cheque meant that Austria had to act and deliver a harsh ultimatum