short-term trigger such as the assassination of Franz Ferdinand to the long-term annexation aims Germany implemented in the years building up to the war‚ the most important reason was Germany’s aggressive foreign policy‚ they had provided Austria-Hungary with a ‘blank cheque’ while also pressurising them into presenting an ultimatum to Serbia‚ there had been vast amounts of preparation in the follow up to the outbreak of war‚ the overall military spending of Germany had been increased by fivefold
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Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. The killer was Princip of Serbia. Princip was part of a terrorist group called the Black Hand. The Black Hand was an organization that planned political assassinations. But before this assassination‚ there was a build up to the assassination. Before the war‚ in 1908‚ Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina‚ which is part of the Balkans. This would give them more control because they are controlling more of Europe. Serbia‚ just south of Austria-Hungary‚ was not happy about
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them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The first month of combat consisted of bold attacks and rapid troop movements on both fronts. In the west‚ Germany attacked first Belgium and then France. In the east‚ Russia attacked both Germany and Austria-Hungary. In the south‚ Austria-Hungary attacked Serbia. Following the Battle of the Marne (September 5–9‚ 1914)‚ the western front became entrenched in central
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On November 11th‚ will take place the Remembrance Day to remember soldiers who have fallen on battlefield. This date also mark the end of World war One‚ one of the bloodiest war of XX th century. Numerous causes have trained country to this horrifying war as the competition between European powers‚ the alliances and the rise of nationalism. Before WW1‚ the competition between the main European powers increased with the militarism’s and imperialism’s factors. The imperialism trained countries
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The Black Hand Gang was lead by Dragutin Dimitrijevic. The Black Hand objectives were Bosnia-Herzegovina independence from Austro-Hungary. They feared a war with Austro-Hungary and they thought that the assassination will be successful. Gavrilo Princip’s decision to shoot The Archduke Franz Ferdinand change the world because that shot started WW1‚ the Austro-Hungary Empire split‚ resulted in some nations gaining their independence and it led to the deaths of 7 million people. It changes the world
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was first formed by Bismarck‚ the Chancellor of Germany. He formed it since he would like to use it to prevent the revenge of France after her defeat in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. As a result‚ Germany formed the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy in 1882 so as to isolate France. France‚ later‚ broke her own isolation and formed the Triple Entente with Britain and Russia in 1907. The most important term of the alliances was that the members of the same alliances agreed to support
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Which country was responsible for the outbreak of World War I? To be able to have a better understanding of who was responsible for the first World War you first need to know causes that led to it and how it happened. WWI began in The Balkans on late July 1914 but there also are several reasons for it. Among these causes there were economic‚ territorial and political conflicts between the great European power in the 40 years leading them up to the war. Militarism also was a one of the reasons‚ this
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sovereignty to ethnic groups in the now former Austria Hungary‚ must
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On 24 October‚ the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (the Politburo) discussed the political upheavals in Poland and Hungary. A hard-line faction led by Molotov was pushing for intervention‚ but Khrushchev and Marshal Zhukov were initially opposed. A delegation in Budapest reported that the situation was not as dire as had been portrayed. Khrushchev stated that he believed that Party Secretary Ernő Gerő’s request for intervention on 23 October indicated
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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 trip to see the mayor. The Blackhand had positioned multiple assailants along the archduke’s route. One assassin had thrown a grenade without knowing
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