Reasons For The Assassination Of Archduke Ferdinand

Introduction
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot dead. He was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. The political goal of the assassination was to detach Austria- Hungary’s South Slav provinces so that they could all be a part of Yugoslavia. The perpetrators for this crime have been caught and tried. The Austrian- Yugoslavian ties have been stressed ever since Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which were areas that the Ottoman Empire had the sovereignty to. This resulted in protests from the Great Powers (United Kingdom, Italy, France, Japan, and the United States) because it was viewed as a violation of the Treaty of Berlin. Under this treaty, Austria-Hungary received a mandate
The Ottoman Empire maintained its sovereignty. It also recognized Serbia as an official state. However, in 1903, Serbian military officers attacked the Serbian palace and took control. The new kingdom adopted nationalism and had friendly ties with Russia while their relationship with Austria-Hungary deteriorated. There have been tensions between affected nations ever since with several assassination attempts in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina against Austro-Hungarian officials in the past five years. The tension accumulated and eventually resulted in the recent death of the Archduke. His death is considered to be a part of a revolutionary movement catalyzed by, predominantly, young Serbs, Bosniaks, and Coats in an attempt to pan the South Slav provinces (including Bosnia) into Yugoslavia and to pan-Serbian amalgamation into Serbia. If the conflict doesn’t cease, several nations will be at war over what they believe is a solution. The only way to resolve this would be for every nation involved to come together and discuss matters
This was later termed the July Crisis. Bosnia lay in the southern portion of Austria-Hungary. However, the Bosnians wanted to gain sovereignty. This idea was also supported by the Serbians. Serbia was an ally to the Russian Empire while Austria-Hungary allied with Germany. When Archduke Ferdinand announced his trip to Sarajevo, Bosnian nationalist along with Serbia plotted to strike Austria-Hungary. They recruited assassins and trained them to kill the Archduke. These assassins were a part of a terrorist group called the Black Hand. The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were traveling through the Town Hall in Sarajevo. They were placed in the third car of a motorcade. The first attempt at assassination occurred on the way to the Town Hall when an assassin of the Black Hand, Nedeljko Cabrinovic, threw a bomb into the car. However, it hit another car of the motorcade and the Archduke and his wife were safely transported to the Town Hall in Sarajevo.
Another attempt was made during their return trip. Another member of the Black Hand named Gavrilo Princip fired shots at the Archduke and his wife. The surrounding crowd immediately caught Princip and he was arrested. Unfortunately, both the Archduke and his wife were dead by the time they could seek medical