however‚ lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914 caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie by Gavrilo Princip‚ an ethnic Serb and Yugoslav nationalist from the group Young Bosnia‚ which was supported by the Black Hand‚ a nationalist organization in Serbia.[1] The crisis came after a long and difficult series of diplomatic clashes among the Great Powers (Italy‚ France‚ Germany‚ Britain‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia) over European
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On June 28‚ 1914 the archduke or Austria and his wife visited the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina. During their visit there was two attempts on taking the archduke’s life by the Serbian militants. The first attempt was they threw a bomb at the car the archduke’s were arriving in town in. But obviously the bomb bounced off the car and failed to injure the archduke’s. Later the same day the archdukes were on the way to the hospital to visit an officer who had got hurt by the bomb incident early
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outdated equipment and tactics. Their lack of new technology and advanced equipment was mirrored by other nations such as Greece might have had quite a disadvantage due to its size. 2. When the Archduke of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ visited Bosnia in 1914‚ he was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ under orders of the Black Hand which was a covert Serbian military society. Shortly after‚ the July Crisis took place when Austria-Hungary provoked Serbia to start a war. Five days later‚ Austria-Hungary
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Firstly‚ the Austro-Serbian hostility rooted to the pre-war crises. Serbia‚ which promoted the Greater Serbia movement‚ pledged to unite all Serbs in the Balkan Region to form a large‚ independent Slav country after bringing the neighboring country of Bosnia-Herzegovina under Serbian control. However‚ Serbia’s ambition was shattered when Austria-Hungary annexed the state. Russia intervened; she wanted to expand her influence in the Balkans and aided Serbia. On the other hand‚ Germany‚ who promoted Pan-Germanism
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Causes of World War I ! ! There are four main causes of World war one. They are Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ and Militarism and alliance system. But the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand pushed the countries into war. The war is a like explosives and the assassination was the spark that triggered it. Ferdinand’s assassination by the Black Hand a Serbian nationalist secret society set Austria-Hungary against Serbia. This started a line of events that would bring each country into the
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Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia were two very imposing dictators who ruled their nations cruelly and powerfully. Their tactics worked in the short run to superficially hold together ethnic tensions. However‚ both countries violently imploded from decades of internal repression after Tito died in 1980 and Saddam was captured in 2003. Saddam Hussein was born in 1937 into a very troubled household. His brother and father died shortly before his birth‚ and his mother refused to
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main underlying causes of WWI are nationalism‚ alliances‚ and militarism. In the years leading up to WWI‚ nationalism was gaining popularity. However‚ the group to stand up for their nation‚ setting off WWI‚ were Slavic peoples in Herzegovina and Bosnia. They wished not be part of Austria-Hungary‚ instead striving to
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June 28‚ 1914: Sarajevo‚ Bosnia and Herzegovina I screamed in agony‚ all eyes now turned to me as I stood over the lifeless body of Franz Ferdinand on the street of Sarajevo‚ Bosnia and Herzegovina. I got up and ran. I had just witnessed my father die and all of his blood was on me. I couldn’t get the image of his lifeless eyes out of my head. As I ran‚ I saw a man. A man who looked familiar‚ as I approached him‚ he ran. He was the man that shot my father. I sprinted towards him tackling him. There
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began the struggle between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian government. On 28 June 1914‚ the Archduke Franz-Ferdinand‚ wearing his seven lucky charm and his light-blue cavalry dress with bullet proof‚ and his wife visited Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia‚ to review these troops. It was a sunny Sunday morning. Franz Ferdinand and his wife arrive at Sarajevo railway station at 9:30 a.m. The Duke and his wife get into a dark green‚ open-topped car because its their wedding anniversary.
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and self determination swept through Europe. The Serbs‚ Bosnians‚ Croats‚ and Slovenes wanted independence. The Serbs were the first to gain independence‚ but the Austro-Hungarians limited their growth. In 1908‚ the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia‚ angering the Serbs. * A Continent Goes To War: The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ was in the Bosnian capital‚ Sarajevo‚ where he was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist‚ Gavrilo Princip. The Austro-Hungarians
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