How Did The Archduke Ferdinand Contribute To The First World War

Austria and its allies, ultimately leading to war on a global scale. Within this political firestorm, Imperialism, Militarism, and Nationalism grew at an astounding rate. European countries came to feel that expanding their territory was vital to winning the war. In addition to the desire for more territory, countries used their military might to foster a new sense of Nationalism. World War One ended on November 11, 1918. The initial event that sparked this global war was the assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Archduke Ferdinand was visiting the Bosnian Capitol, Saravejo, on July 28th, 1914. While he was visiting, six assassins had gathered, waiting to kill him. These assassins had swore an allegiance to an independent Hungary, and wanted to kill Ferdinand to free Hungary from Austrian rule. The six assassins had gathered in the street where the Archduke’s vehicle would pass by. As the Archduke was leaving Sarajevo, a grenade was thrown at his car. The grenade was thrown by Nedeljko Čabrinović, one of the six Hungarian assassins. The grenade missed, injuring a group of pedestrians nearby. An hour later, Franz Ferdinand was departing from the Sarajevo Hospital, where he was attending to those injured in the grenade attack. Later, his convoy
Nationalism is the idea of supporting the rights and interest of your country. The Congress of Vienna, a meeting held after Napoleon’s exile to Elba, attempted to sort many of Europe’s conflicts. This led to the idea that the citizens of a country were required to support of their respective country’s efforts in order to solve all of their national problems. Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia together developed a new vision of Europe that left out Italy and Germany, making them divided states. The resulting nationalist movements in Germany and Italy led their re-unification with the rest of