CONFLICT IN THE BALKANS On June 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was brutally murdered on an official trip to Sarajevo‚ in Bosnia by Princip‚ a member of the terrorist group The Black Hand. Under normal circumstances‚ this relatively minor incident would’ve passed without any major consequences‚ but due to the build up of alliances before 1914‚ and the rapidly growing tension in Europe‚ the assassination escalated eventally into a full scale war involving nearly the whole of Europe. Firstly‚
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world as a whole. The war‚ waged from the 28th of July in 1914 to the 11th of November in 1918‚ was sparked when a 19-year-old Serbian member of the Black Hand movement known as Gavrilo Princip fatally shot the heir to the Austrian throne‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Sophie‚ in Sarajevo. The diplomatic crisis that ensued led to the reformation of international alliances constituted by the world’s economic powers and in a few weeks the world descended into a conflict that would result in
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Serbia‚ of the South Slavs‚ of the Balkan peoples. Our whole race must stand together to halt the onslaught of these aliens from the north.” Serbia wanted to be strong and Powerful. They had so much pride that it led them to assassinate the archduke of Austria-Hungary. But before they did‚ they prepared. Militarism is a policy of maintaining a strong military organization in aggressive preparedness for war. In 1898‚ Germany began to build up it’s navy. Document 8 is a speech to the Reichstag from
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other countries‚ all played a big role in the beginning of WWI. However‚ this was not actually the cause of the war. The famous start of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Here are some other factors and key points that have a play on WWI. Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination was and still is known as the leading cause of WWI‚ aka The Great War. Not everyone knows this‚ but Ferdinand’s wife was also killed. The
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this‚ tensions were raging between all dominant countries‚ including; Austria-Hungary‚ France‚ Germany‚ Great Britain‚ Italy‚ and Russia. Untrustworthy and ruthless partnerships had been formed between‚ nearly‚ the entire world. An alliance of; France‚ Ireland‚ Russia‚ and the United Kingdom‚ became known as the Triple Entente. And on the other hand‚ the Triple Alliance was composed. The Triple Alliance included the powers of Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Italy which was formed in an effort to counteract
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invented. Due to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie‚ tensions between Austria and Germany against Serbia‚ Russia‚ and France began to rise‚ which led up to the start of World War I. Thus‚ the main catalyst for World War I was the assassination of the Archduke and his wife. At that time‚ the Austro – Hungarian Empire had many different nationalities that were in it. One of the major nationalities was the Slavs. The Archduke‚ who was the heir to the Austro- Hungarian
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Asses the importance of each of the following in causing the First World War: nationalism‚ alliances‚ economic factors. Introduction World War One was a war fought due to both direct and indirect causes. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand opened the floodgates as tensions were released within European countries. The strong nationalism from countries both new and old prevailed at this time. Additionally‚ alliances that were created before the war caused a quarrel between two countries become
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most important causes of the war was the assassination Austro- Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke was killed by a Serbian and his death was seen as a threat to the Austria-Hungary multinational empire. This event turned into a declaration of war. Due to the alliance‚ the European Nation got involve in the conflict and it resulted in a world war. Russia was defending Serbia and surrounded Germany and Austria-Hungary (who were allied) with their troops. Germany was already planning
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and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 28 1914. First Moroccan Crisis 1905 – Germany declared their support towards Morocco‚ which was invaded by France. The reason behind Germany’s support is to prevent France from extending their empires‚ and wanted to test the strenth
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What caused the outbreak of the war? In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Bosnia. A rapid increase of threats followed the incident led to the world’s first global conflict‚ The First World War. The Great War between the Allied Powers of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the USA and the Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy and Turkey had began in mid-August 1914. The introduction of the modern technology and weaponry such
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