The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is one of the most well-known events in history. It was the trigger that catapulted countries across Europe into the infamous World War I. And yet, even with the murder’s fame, most people do not think about the fact that it was unnecessary. Archduke Ferdinand was unjustly killed by Gavrilo Princip because the assassin was part of a terrorist group that favored a union between Bosnia-and-Herzegovina and Serbia instead of Austria-Hungary. However, some
assassination of Franz Ferdinand, and the political friction between the Serb and supporting leaders of the arch duke transformed the spark into a roaring flame of war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the main cause of War World 1, and the death of millions. On one cool morning, June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand decided to visit Sarajevo, the capitol of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to make an inspection of the Austro-Hungarian troops there. It was planned that Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie
One Man Vs. the Fate of the World Many historians will claim that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand made no difference in the creation and onset of the destructive and detrimental path that was World War 1, yet there exists a small, but noteworthy belief that the affair was actually quite significant. In fact, it is believed that his assassination was the main reason the War even began in the first place.While riding with his wife through the European city of Sarajevo, the motorist took
Franz Ferdinand was born in 1863 and died in 1914. He was born in Graz, Austria. He was originally the third in line to the throne, but he became the heir to the throne. He became the heir to the throne after the deaths of the Emperor's son, Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889, and Franz Ferdinand’s own father Archduke Charles Louis in 1896. He got married to Sophie Chotek von Chotkova in 1900. Sophie and Franz Ferdinand had three children. Franz Josef, the emperor, was against their marriage because he
In my opinion, Austria-Hungary should be blamed the most for the outbreak of World War One due to the fact that first, Austria-Hungary took over Bosnia and threatened Bosnians due to their anger for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand . Secondly, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia due to their agreement with only two terms of the ultimatum. Lastly, Austria-Hungary decided to cooperate with Germany which ended up with the involvement of many other European countries that led the world
discussed and blamed ever since the war started. There are those who believed that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the cause of World War I, but the assassination was not the only reason that causes World War I. After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Because Russia has a special ethnic tie with Serbia, Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary. Later, countries from The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente got involved. What is 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 Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip did not cause World War I; instead it served as one of the contributing factors to the start of the war. This is
The way in which archduke Ferdinand was murdered was not planned. In 1914 the Archduke of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a 19 year old student, who shot Ferdinand and his wife. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is not justified because it started WWI, the motivation of the assassination was consistent with the Young Bosnia, and Ferdinand could have prevented the war, even though he was not well liked by most people. When the Archduke was murdered, it caused WWI
themselves into the First World War when Germany invaded Belgium to fight France. In 1848, Austria-Hungary under Franz Josef lost a war against France, beginning a long rivalry between the two countries. In 1860, Italy was founded which agravated Austria-Hungary as parts of ithe land had originally been owned by them. In 186, Austria-Hungary under Franz Josef lost to Prussia creating tention between Austria-Hungary and yet more countries within Europe. In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War happened
Hand’ assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his pregnant wife Sophie. This was because the group wanted all the states of the south Slaves to be united, but they were scared that when Archduke Francis Ferdinand would become king, he would bring out reforms that would prevent the union of south Slaves. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and next in line to the throne of Austria and Hungary. The man who shot Franz Ferdinand and his wife was a Bosnian