Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip who was associated with a group known as the Black Hand‚ which promoted Serbian nationalism. Right after the assassination Austria-Hungary and Serbia were in a diplomatic crisis with each other. On July 28 1914‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia thinking it would only be a short war (Danzer 580). But they had actually started what is now called the First World War. Although the assassination was the spark that started the war it was not the
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started when Franz Ferdinand of the Austrian-Hungary empire was assassinated on June 28‚ 1914 by a group of Yugoslavic nationalists in Serbia‚ Serbia was tired of being in the Austrian-Hungary empire‚ The Austrian- Hungary empire quickly declared war on Serbia‚ starting the international conflict. The strife between these two nations escalated when Russia‚ an ally of Serbia‚ joined the war. Subsequently‚ other powers of Europe got involved because it was an agglomeration of allegiances and old rivalries
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Ferdinand and his wife‚ Sophie‚ on a visit to Sarajevo by Serbian nationalist‚ Gavilo Princip. This caused Germany to react and send a blank check to Austria‚ stating it was okay to move against Serbia. An ultimatum given to Serbia was difficult to accept so Serbia rejected‚ therefore‚ war between Austria and Serbia began. Because Germany was allies with Austria‚ it also got involved with the argument and saw the war as an opportunity to initiate war on their European enemies. This could be reason #1 to
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Triple Alliance‚ also a three way alliance‚ consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy was formed for the military purpose of stopping French and Russian sentiment. Lastly‚ the Balkans alliance‚ was an economic agreement between Bulgaria and Serbia‚ two nations forming an alliance which reached across the former two opposing alliances. (ALLIANCES AS A CAUSE OF WORLD WAR I) These alliances played a huge role in World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo of Austria-Hungary
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Germany is held accountable for World War I because of their interactions with other European countries and conflicts. To introduce‚ Germany involves themselves in a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. “Germany’s rulers made possible a Balkan War by urging Austria-Hungary to invade Serbia‚ well
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HISTORY PRESENTATION Crimean War: The Crimean War‚ also known in Russia as the Eastern War‚ was fought between Russia on one side and an alliance of France‚ Britain‚ the Kingdom of Sardinia‚ and the Ottoman Empire. The war was over the territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the fighting and conflict occurred in the Crimean Peninsula‚ hence the war’s name‚ however the battles also extended to the western area of Turkey and the Baltic Sea region. In 1853‚ Russia demanded that the
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and Austria-Hungary‚ and were later joined by Bulgaria‚ and the Ottoman Empire who were neutral at first then joined the Central Powers. There were the Allies which were made up of Ireland‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Belgium‚ Russia‚ Montenegro‚ and Serbia. The Allies were later joined with Portugal‚ Italy‚ Greece‚ and Romania who left the Neutral nations. The Neutral nations were made up of Norway‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Netherlands‚ Switzerland‚ Albania‚ and Spain. There were many causes for the outbreak
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areas comprised of many conflicting national groups. In 1908 Austria-Hungary annexation of the former Turkish Province‚ which then angered Serbians because they felt that the province should have been theirs. Serbia threatened war on Austria-Hungary and Russia had pledged their support towards Serbia. Which then cause Germany to ally with Austria-Hungary and threaten a war towards Russia‚ although Russia back downed so therefore the beginning of World War One was postponed. So
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all became competitive trying to be better than one another and this could have led to war. Nevertheless the assassination in Sarajevo was also a long term cause leading to ww1 as Serbia was very annoyed because in 1908 Austria-Hungary took over Bosnia which forces Serbia to back down in the Bosnian crises. So Serbia thought the way to get back at them was by assassinating the Archduke Franz
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for the attack which then led to an Austro-Hungarian declaration of war which was delayed until its leader received assurances from the German leader Kaiser Wilhelm that Germany would support their cause. On July 28‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ and peace in Europe was no
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