them together. Doing this made other nations unhappy. In Sarajevo‚ capital of Austria‚1914‚ Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie came to town. Many people were there to see them. It was in Sarajevo where
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into seven chapters that systematically advance his thesis. The first chapter‚ titled ‘The Lost Utopia’ illustrates the era of peace and progression that preceded the war. Chapter two‚ ‘The Austrian Anomaly’ shows how the mixed nationalities within Austria-Hungary triggered the actions of Serbia and the consequent actions. ‘The Europe of the Armed Camps’ brings the alliance system into play‚ as different nations mobilized their military might to defend their allies. Chapters four through seven‚ respectively
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nearly the whole of Europe. Firstly‚ the buildup of alliances prior to the 1914 meant that many countries were dragged into the fight between Austria and Serbia although it was a relatively minor matter. An example of this was the Kaiser’s reply to Franz Joseph which contained the ’black check’ in which he promises Franz Joseph that Germany would support Austria in every way. In short‚ this encouragment only fueled Austrians to force Serbia to give way‚ rather than settling the dispute between themselves
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group will have a common factor of race‚ language‚ culture or religion. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian Archduke during the time of 1914‚ sparked off an already existing conflict between Austria and Serbia. The force of Nationalism influenced this conflict between Serbia and Austria due to the nationalistic views of the Serbian people. The conflict that occurred on the 28th June 1914 was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke‚ Franz Ferdinand. While he and his wife were visiting
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originally involving Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. There were many reasons why the war started; some were long term causes related with the tensions between the countries of Europe‚ such as the conflicts between Britain and Germany and Russia and Austria-Hungary. However there was one short term cause which invoked all the existing tensions to break out in war‚ the assassination of the Archduke and Prince of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand. There were five Great Powers in
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Versailles‚ Germany was forced to take full blame for causing the war. Although Germany played a large role in encouraging Austria-Hungary’s initial actions‚ Serbia and Austria-Hungary bore the biggest responsibility for initiating the conflicts to come. Serbia deserved the greatest blame for the outbreak of WWI. Their backing of the Black Hand terrorists was very reckless. Austria-Hungary was only a little less responsible based on it’s over-reaction to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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worried that Germany would attempt to seize parts of their empires‚ Russia was worried Austria would invade Serbia‚ the Turks wanted to strengthen their empire and so on. Nobody wanted or expected a massive war‚ but all this distrust‚ rivalry and jealousy prevented peace. “Very few people understood the full horror of what was about to happen.”1 As the tensions began to rise‚ Germany made a decision to side with Austria. So‚ in 1879‚ the Dual Alliance was formed. This meant that both countries would stand
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alliance‚ consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy was formed for the military purpose of stopping French and Russian sentiment. Lastly‚ the Balkans alliance‚ was an economic agreement between Bulgaria and Serbia‚ two nations forming an alliance which reached across the former two opposing alliances. (ALLIANCES AS A CAUSE OF WORLD WAR I) These alliances played a huge role in World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo of Austria-Hungary Alliance by the Serbian
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war one finally ended. The assassination of the Archduke played an important role in starting the war. In 1914‚ the groups of people under Austria-Hungary control wanted to be free. Gavrilo Princip wanted Bosnia‚ a country under Austria-Hungary rule‚ to join Serbia. Princip shot and killed the Archduke to free Bosnia. As a result of the assassination‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia since a
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of them. Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina and an agitated Serbia looked to Russia for support. While Germany backed Austria‚ Russia had to stop supporting Serbia. This meant that Russia accepted Austria’s annexation of Bosnia. As a result Russia felt humiliated‚ Serbia was belligerent towards A-H and Russia and Austria was encouraged by Germany.
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