‘The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the most important cause in the outbreak of WW1. How far do you agree?’ There were many causes of the First World War. In this essay I am trying to see how much impact the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand had in the run up to war. On June the 28th 1914‚ Gavirilo Princip along with two other students living in Serbia were waiting in the crowd‚ watching Franz Ferdinand‚ who was to be the future ruler of Austria-Hungary. One of the students
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After considering all primary and secondary sources‚ I think that the Austro-Hungarian Government had a big responsibility when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated and were stubborn enough not to accept any pity from the Serbian government. Instead‚ they used the pity as a way to abuse the power they had over Serbia. Yes‚ a Jugoslav did assassinate Franz Ferdinand‚ but despite the fact that he had treated the South Slavs without any mercy‚ the Serbian Government had still sent their condolences and
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip of the Serbain Secret society‚ the "Black Hand" had devastating consequences on the world. The causes of this event can be found in the determination of Serbian nationalism to create a Southern Slav state and the equal determination of Austria to prevent this from happening. This created growing tension amongst the Great Powers which would lead to a series of Ultimatums and mobilisations which would affect many
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day. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Not only was Franz murdered‚ but so was his wife Sophie‚ Duchess of Hohenberg. They were assassinated by a young man named Bosnian Serb which set off a chain of events that leaded to the start of World War One. To many people it was known as the Great War and seemed to have come out of the blue. Franz’s assassination was the start to it all. Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Carl Ludwig and the brother of Emperor Franz Josef. Franz was born in Austria
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bullets were fired on Sarajevo Street in June 28th 1914. The two victims were the archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the heir to the throne of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie. Archduke Ferdinand was unpopular because he told the people that once he became Emperor he would make changes and he also married Sophie who was counted as a lower class. They were visiting Sarajevo because Archduke Ferdinand was asked by his father to go make a speech to the Bosnians about how to improve relations
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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 15th around noon in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. The alleged assassins have been identified as a Siberian terrorist organization‚ The Blackhand. Franz Ferdinand‚ the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ and his pregnant wife were on their way to have Ferdinand recite a speech and meet with the mayor of Sarajevo. He was there on behalf of Austria-Hungary as he wanted Bosnia to follow Austria-Hungary. The Blackhand had executed a poor attempt to kill him during Ferdinand’s
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If there is one person to blame for World War I‚ its Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ only he didn’t do anything bad‚ he was just assassinated‚ which sparked Austria’s tensions and therefore started the war. The buildup would’ve been much slower‚ perhaps even the war avoided‚ no costs for Germany‚ and no Second World War‚ which might’ve meant no Holocaust. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the leader of Austria before getting shot by teenager Gavrilo Princip. The assassination of Archduke was unjust because
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Newspaper Article The argument in this article is about whether if children are being challenged in class. I agree to a certain level.First‚ I think that children aren’t being challenged because the teachers are showing sympathy and just letting the children pass the class. Also‚ the children that are intellectually advanced are seeing the work as easy but‚ the less educated children are spotting it as hard. Then‚ when the children get home they are showing their parents the work. The parents
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£1.80 sold in retailers. www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news Wednesday‚ 3rd October 2012 Newspaper Article of Romeo and Juliet Sunday morning‚ the everlasting hatred between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s once again erupted and disturbed the quiet of our streets in piazza Tola. As we have not been promptly informed on which party the blame lies‚ our Prince acquainted us on how the fight broke out‚ with the help of a passer-by.
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recently been sunk by German submarines and the European powers were not at ease. Then‚ on June 28‚ 1914‚ the archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Archduke Franz Ferdinand should not have been assassinated because his assassination caused World War I and lead to World War II even though some say both wars were not his fault. Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination was a very direct cause of World War I. This event really sparked war like thoughts throughout Europe(Kent(8)
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