The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip of the Serbain Secret society‚ the "Black Hand" had devastating consequences on the world. The causes of this event can be found in the determination of Serbian nationalism to create a Southern Slav state and the equal determination of Austria to prevent this from happening. This created growing tension amongst the Great Powers which would lead to a series of Ultimatums and mobilisations which would affect many
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person to blame for World War I‚ its Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ only he didn’t do anything bad‚ he was just assassinated‚ which sparked Austria’s tensions and therefore started the war. The buildup would’ve been much slower‚ perhaps even the war avoided‚ no costs for Germany‚ and no Second World War‚ which might’ve meant no Holocaust. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the leader of Austria before getting shot by teenager Gavrilo Princip. The assassination of Archduke was unjust because he was a great leader
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fired. World War One‚ World War Two and the Cold War all trace their origins to the gunshots that interrupted that summer day. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Not only was Franz murdered‚ but so was his wife Sophie‚ Duchess of Hohenberg. They were assassinated by a young man named Bosnian Serb which set off a chain of events that leaded to the start of World War One. To many people it was known as the Great War and seemed to have come out of the blue. Franz’s assassination was the start
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Street in June 28th 1914. The two victims were the archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the heir to the throne of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie. Archduke Ferdinand was unpopular because he told the people that once he became Emperor he would make changes and he also married Sophie who was counted as a lower class. They were visiting Sarajevo because Archduke Ferdinand was asked by his father to go make a speech to the Bosnians about how to improve relations between the monarchy and
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causes leading up to World War l‚ but it wasn’t until June 28‚ 1914 the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War l. His assassination took place in Sarajevo‚ leading Austria to declare war against Serbia. Austria declaring war to Serbia caused Serbia’s allies to declare war on each other‚ for example France‚ Russia‚ and United Kingdom. From all this chaos World War I began. Franz Ferdinand‚ eldest son of Carl Ludwig‚ the brother of Emperor Franz Josef‚ was born in 1863. He joined
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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: the Archduke himself‚ his assassins‚ why they did it‚ and how they did it. All of these are equally important to the overall event‚ which in turn is important to‚ not only the world‚ but the United States as well. First up is the Archduke‚ one Franz Ferdinand. He was born on December 18‚ 1863‚ in Graz‚ Austria to Archduke Karl Ludwig. He was also the nephew of the Austro-Hungarian emperor of the time‚ Franz Joseph. The Archduke became the heir to that
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believe that this was caused to happen by human actions‚ and that it happened for a reason. Another example could be the assassination of presidents. If you think‚ you must wonder why were they killed? I believe that their has to be a reason for each assassination. Such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. I think that it all traces back to something. For a third example is for myself‚ my determinism to play soccer. On February 16‚ 1898 the U.S.S Maine exploded. The U.S.S was supposedly
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The assassination of the Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian Archduke‚ happened in Sarajevo 28th June 1914 and the beginning of the First World War that happened afterwards had a great impact on the world history. There has been many research of the reasons and the beginning of the First World War‚ as well as of the assassination and its consequences. There are many studies about these two important events in national and international history. Although‚ the paper will not deal with the reasons of the
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and His Death An assassination is an extermination of someone to try to make a political‚ economic‚ or social statement to prove a point. Assassinations have been used for many years by humans to exterminate bad leaders‚ corrupt politicians‚ and many wretched people. Back in the Middle Ages assassins were more common then modern day. In the modern age‚ not many assassins are left or needed because of new laws enforced by governments and organizations; also many consequences
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the beginning of the Great War‚ but a few of the more clear ones were imperialism‚ nationalism and militarism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It made the battle extend through the majority of Europe‚ along with other outlying countries. Of course it was completely avoidable‚ but vengeance and pride were more important. Some places took caution before the war broke out‚ and made sure their defensive lines were prepared for the fight. Even if there was an achievement to be made from
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