aggression‚ was a direct threat to the future of the Austrian Empire.” (Doc J) Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ a prominent figure in Austria-Hungary‚ was assassinated by the Black Hand‚ a Serbian organization. The purpose of the Black Hand was to unite the Serbs within Austria-Hungary‚ and it responded to the imminent threat‚ which could break up its empire‚ by declaring an
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www.studyguide.pk UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper 9697 HISTORY 9697/01 Paper 1‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’
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The war began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. One of the main things that led up to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A Serbian‚ 19-year old Gavrilo Princip assassinated him. This set off a chain of events because of the allied system. Even though the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Archduchess Sophia was the final spark that led to the outbreak of World War 1‚ there were several factors
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the devastating results of the first total war. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary triggered the most horrific war known to man. A drastic increase in military spending‚ entangling agreements‚ border expansion‚ and
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When Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ it was the tipping point that led to the Great War. But‚ what cause major factors to World War I were militarism‚ alliance‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. Some of the country’s governments were greatly influenced by military leaders. During the war‚ there was an arm race to see who could compete to build large armies and navies. Few countries were dragged into war because of alliance pact‚ even when they were not the
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in 19 14. Many people tend to say "Because Archduke Ferdinand got shot." Still others have blamed it on the increased independence and Imperialism in Hungary to Russia’s growing military. If I had to answer the question myself‚ the answer would be all of the above‚ and more. The events from June of 1914 through August of 1914 can be described as one thing leading to another. The chain of events starts with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Some people tend to think that this event
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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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regarding assigning a fault to just one country for World War One. The start of the war was in 1914‚ but there was no set date to when the nations to irritate one another. Some say that the feud started at the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria‚ the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Others believe that Russia had started the war by dragging in Britain‚ Germany‚ and France when mobilizing on their border. One way or another‚ the Germans were a major factor World War One and should get
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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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influential empires at the time of war break out. Along with this‚ they wanted a war‚ they had the forces to bring higher status to their name‚ so why not. In 1914 fate seemed to have offered Germany the opportunity to turn dreams into imperial reality. Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s shock death was the spark that set off the bomb‚ and the first world war began. However this conclusion is a far too general statement to make‚ the years involved in the shaping the war’s evolution was vast and filled with changing
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