Pre-World War 1‚ also known as the Great War‚ there were the Balkan Wars. The Balkans consisted of two wars that were fought because Russia wanted access to ports that they could use to avoid their enemy‚ the Ottoman Empire. The some of the results of these wars included Serbia being freed and Bosnia becoming a part of the Austria-Hungary Empire. These results would eventually lead to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ the “spark” of the war. Though the assassination is considered the “spark”
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The theme of this book is that your enemies may not always be your enemy and your allies may not always be your allies. Aleksandar is a Austro-Hungarian prince whose parents were assassinated on a political trip to Sarajevo. One portrayal of the theme is that Alek is being chased by “allies‚” he Clankers‚ he thought were on his side. The Clankers are attempting to kill him. Alek would’ve thought the Darwinists‚ the clankers “enemies‚” would be the ones chasing them. He is on the run with his fencing
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Three causes of World War 2 Determining the three biggest causes of World War 1‚ which lasted from 1914-1918. is a topic of much debate among world historians. To some historians‚ imperialism was one of the biggest causes. To other social scientists‚ nationalism was the main factor. By analyzing the textbook‚ historical videos‚ and primary sources‚ we can conclude that the three main causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ and nationalism. One of the three main causes of World War I was militarism
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With high tensions even the slightest mistake can cause a war between these countries. On June 28‚ 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ sparking the first of two World Wars. Days led to months‚ months turned to years‚ the bloodshed was horrific‚ it seemed like Death himself was present at every battle that took place. Wave upon wave of infantry stormed through Europe’s former
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Next thing I know‚ I heard gunshots from outside my shop and I turned to investigate. I then saw the boy with a gun pointed at the archduke and his wife. Both were dead.” Ahmed Buric‚ the sandwich shop owner proved that Gavrilo had murdered the archduke and his family. Gavrilo killed the archduke‚ but why would he do such a thing? Did he have a vendetta against the archduke? Or was he just a paid
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Long Term Causes World war one is a case of one thing lead to another. Although the fuse to the war was lit it didn’t go off untill the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Now the countries didn’t have the best relations with each other‚ which was also another cause for the war. When Astria-Hungery declared war on Siberia on 28 July 1914 they didn’t count on Russia to come to Siberia’s aid. Both countries had allies that where bound by treaty to come and
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were visiting Bosnia‚ they were both shot dead by Serbian nationalist‚ Gavrilo Princip‚ On this day nationalism was running high through Serbian and Bosnian people‚ as it was the anniversary of the Battle of Kossovo when Serbia first lost her independence. Nationalism influenced Gavrilo Princip to first throw a grenade in the direction of the archduke’s car. Fortunately this grenade hit the roof of the car. Later on that day‚ Princip attempted to shoot Franz Ferdinand and his wife and succeeded. This
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the planned route through the city‚ where Ferdinand was sure that there would be more attacks. On the way back running into Gavrilo Princip‚ and assassinating the archduke and his wife. “Gavrilo Princip‚ a national hero prior to Yugoslavia’s early 1900’s disintegration into warring fractions was now considered a criminal terrorist by Bosnia” (Devoss). This shows that Gavrilo was a hero‚ but ended in terror at the start of World War
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The assassination of the Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian Archduke‚ happened in Sarajevo 28th June 1914 and the beginning of the First World War that happened afterwards had a great impact on the world history. There has been many research of the reasons and the beginning of the First World War‚ as well as of the assassination and its consequences. There are many studies about these two important events in national and international history. Although‚ the paper will not deal with the reasons of the
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themself has a part of Russia. The AFF had being assassinated with his wife‚ Sophie Chotek von Chotvoka. The 28th was their weeding birthday and also the national day of Serbia. The AFF and his wife have been assassinated by a young Serbian‚ Gavrilo Princip. Gavrilo Princip shouted twice and killed the AFF and his wife. He did not know that what he had just done was the break out of one of the bloodiest war in the world history. The assassination of the AFF and his wife is a short cause; it was the matchstick
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