Many people know that the start of World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ but why is that? Archduke was next in line for the throne of Austria-Hungary‚ he was a pretty important guy. The Archduke was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member of the Bosnian Serb
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World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was a global military conflict which involved the majority of the world’s great powers‚ organized into two opposing military alliances: the Triple Entente (United Kingdom‚ France‚ and Russian Empire) and the Triple Alliance (German Empire‚ Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ and Italy). World War One which broke out it 1914 was a total war‚ where all industries geared towards war. The July Crisis and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand resulted in a conflict
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World War One was a turning point in history. Many scholars study this event and what caused this huge conflict. Germany used to be the sole one responsible for this war‚ but many controversial debates later‚ the blame was gradually put on the other great powers of Europe as well. In this essay‚ I will be analyzing the main causes of WWI‚ especially targeting the long-term causes. Most of these causes and events may be classified into 4 main themes: imperialism‚ the alliance system‚ militarism &
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CAUSES why invade Gallipoli one of the main causes to invade was the need to capture the Dardanelles straights to give the Russians the supplies and to help stall the advance into Russia from the Turks so they were to invade Gallipoli capture the Dardanelles straights and knock turkey of the war as an added bonus. cause of the first World War The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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On June 28th 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife drove alone the riverside in Sarajevo. The Black Hand gang‚ a Serb terrorists group‚ tried to use bombs to kill the Archduke but failed. In the end‚ Gavrilo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The assassination was used to scare the Austrians out of Bosnia; this way‚ Serbia can take over Bosnia. Austria blames Serbia for the death of the Archduke; therefore they declared war on Serbia. Because of the
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imperial power has exclusive rights to trade or invest. Form of imperialism. Divide china into s.o.p. in 1890’s. _______________________________ (nephew of austro-hungarian emperor francis joseph) Francis Ferdinand and wife assassinated by gavrilo princip in Sarajevo- capital of bosnia. Serbia held responsible. Germany sends ah blank check to show support. A.h. gve Serbia ultimatum with conditions to avoid consequences. Serbs response not satisfy ah and they mobilze and declare war. The European
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assassination attempts against Arcaduct Ferdinand. One of Archduke men was indeed by the bomb. So soon after the emperor decided to visit the injured person in the hospital. Unfortunately‚ while Arkaduct was in transit he and his Sophie were shot by Gavrilo Princip a member of the Black Hand. After Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated Austria began a conflict in Serbia and this conflict escalated to World War
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From 1870 to 1910‚ countries around Europe had been making deals to work together as some countries were growing more powerful and looking threatening. Some countries stayed out of it‚ hoping the heat would pass‚ but in 1914‚ WW1 started and the alliance system was one of the main reasons for the outbreak. The first alliance was made in 1879‚ 35 years before the outbreak. It was between rising power Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire. It was so Germany could think about attacking other countries
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atmosphere for each war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ set off World War One; Martel argues “The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the final straw in the struggle for mastery in the Balkans”. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member of the Black Hand‚ a Serbian group set up to fight for the unification of all South Slav territories that had been annexed by Austria-Hungary. Two months after the shooting Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ setting off the next
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“The War to End All Wars” World War I: a hallowed name from a dark time in history. World War I (1914-1918) has gone down in history as the fourth deadliest war (an estimated 37‚400‚000 casualties) and separated the European nations further than ever before. What could cause such devastation and extreme loss of life? Nationalism and imperialism were deciding factors‚ but what everlasting effect would the war bring? The people of Europe would have never seen this coming. World War I was
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