There have been many different reasons why the first World War began. From the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary to militarism in Europe. Other times‚ the cause for World War 1 maybe to just blame one country as a whole‚ which most of the times it does. Although there are many reason for the outbreak the two big reasons are The Assassination of the Archduke and The Alliance Systems. Although this paper will focus on the Alliance Systems‚ the assassination played a big role on actually
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devastating and history-changing wars was caused by the assassination of Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was next in line for the throne to govern over the Austria-Hungary empire in the beginning of the 20th century‚ and he was rising at a very dangerous and tense time. In the early 1900s‚ Austria-Hungary was in a stressful conflict with the country of Serbia. The Serbians wanted the land of Bosnia‚ in which the Austria-Hungarian empire had annexed into their country‚ and Serbia wanted
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Konrad H. Jarausch wrote that while Germany activity influenced Austria-Hungary‚ she was acting as an ally and friend with good intentions. (jarausch 61) Therefore‚ while Germany may have had influence in the start of the war‚ the blame is not solely hers. Egmont Zechlin’s views were similar‚ and he argued that after Wilhelm II gave Austria-Hungary the “blank cheque” he realized that the crisis might escalate into a European war. However‚ Zechlin did
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incident that leads to the First World War was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand ‚ heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary in June 28 ‚1914 by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo ‚Bosnia . The purpose of the assassination was to trigger a massive Slavic revolt in the Slavic states of Bosnia and Herzegovina that would hopefully free Bosnia and Herzegovina from the rule of Austria-Hungary .Serbia and other Balkan States had already gained independence from the Ottoman rule in 1878 and now Serbia
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the Great War seem like an appropriate response. A common misconception is that the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ was the cause of WWI‚ however it was merely the trigger. The ‘cause’ was the alliance system that Austria-Hungary had with Germany (The Triple Alliance). Austria-Hungary had only declared war on Serbia‚ because of its alliance with Germany.
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They were assassinated in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia‚ by Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist who was part of a dangerous Serbian nationalist group‚ Black Hand. Austria-Hungary had taken control of Bosnia in 1908. Many Serbs lived in Bosnia and Serbia wanted to free Bosnia from Austro-Hungarian rule. The archduke and his wife had been in Sarajevo on a state visit representing Emperor Franz Josef‚ his brother. Earlier
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most important cause was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. One cause of WW1 was the alliance system‚ which involved two main forces: The Triple Entente‚ consisting of Britain‚ France and Russia and The Triple Alliance consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. Each member of an alliance promised to help its allies if they were attacked by another country. Each nation supported the others in its alliance to create a more balanced and powerful force. For example if one nation had a weak
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Serbia became the most powerfully Balkan State‚ and felt confident enough to threaten Austria. The Serbian prime minister said: ‘the first round is won; now for the second round- against Austria’. Austria decided that Serbia would have to be dealt with. By 1914 it was looking for good excuse to crush Serbia. The opportunity came with the assassination of the archduke. Austria blamed Serbia. They wanted to crush Serbia‚ but they
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the First World War occur. At that time‚ Austria-Hungary was waiting for a reason to attack Serbia‚ but without a reason‚ Germany‚ which is an ally of Austria-Hungary‚ wouldn’t have follow them into attacking Serbia. Austria-Hungary was already waiting for revenge for a long time; they wanted their old land back‚ which the Serbian had taken from them a long time ago. When Franz Ferdinand got killed by a group of terrorist called “The Black Hand”‚ Austria Hungary knew that it was the Serbian‚ and
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the case. The assassination is but a mere trigger of a domino effect. The assassination immediately led to Imperialism of Austria-Hungary over Serbia. It was demanded that Serbia allow the assassins to be released to be punished adequately by Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary immediately sought an ally with Germany‚ assuming war would follow after their demands of Serbia. Austria-Hungary and Germany declared war on Serbia on July 28‚ 1914. The declarations of war were chain reactions in themselves
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