What Is Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assassination

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is widely known as the ignition of World War I and, because of its effect, one of the most influential assassinations in recorded history. His death made him famous and triggered countless deaths. I believe that his death was a just one, not that any murder is just. Rarely in school do we go over the events of the assassination and the motives that drove it or the actions that elicited it. Nor have we been ever asked this question “did his actions precipitate his assassination, and was it for just reason?” The answer is yes, Archduke Franz Ferdinand angered enough people to cause has assassination. Despite what you might think, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was not a popular ruler. His persona of being a loving husband and an adoring father was not widely accepted by the public because his devotion to his family caused him to be solitary amongst the citizens of Austria-Hungary (Duffy 1). Archduke Franz Ferdinand lacked the charisma to become a popular leader and with nationalism at its peak, and people wanting a strong, aggressive, out-going leader, this was frowned upon. It is also true that
For example, he had the idea of bringing Slavs to the same influential standing in the government, this contradicted the very definition of nationalism, which disagreed with many people, especially the elite aristocrats of the country (Duffy 1). Since 1878, Bosnia and Herzegovina had been provinces of Austria-Hungary as part of an international agreement (Duffy 1). At least until they were annexed under Ferdinand’s rule in 1908 (Duffy 1). This outraged Serbian nationalists, for it prevented them from becoming a Serbian led pan-Slav state (Duffy 1). It was this decision that sealed the Archduke’s fate. His blatant disregard for the wants a completely different national group that he didn’t even like was a just cause for his