Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian archduke‚ and his wife were murdered by a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip. This assassination triggered declarations of war. Firstly‚ this gave Austria a reason to attack Serbia. This then led to Russia mobilizing their army in order to defend Serbia‚ which then led to Germany executing “The Plan” and attacking France through Belgium. The domino effect continued and war broke out due to a mixture of things. Alliances played a great role in the war‚ as each
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suffered from tuberculosis. Princip attended schools in Sarajevo and Tuzla‚ but in May 1912‚ left Bosnia for Belgrade to continue his education. while in Serbia‚ Princip joined the Black Hand secret society. For the next two years he spent most of his spare time with other nationalists who also favoured a union between Bosnia and Serbia. When it was announced that Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ was going to visit Bosnia in June 1914‚ Dragutin Dimitrijevic
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Europe was divided into the Allied (Britain‚ France‚ and Russia) and the Central (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and the Ottoman Empire[4]) powers. So when the archduke was killed‚ Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum: apologize or face war. So Serbia had a chat with it’s big brother‚ Russia‚ who assured Serbia that he “had his back.” Austria-Hungary‚ faced with this threat of invasion‚ asked its recently formed and more industrially developed ally
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unfortunately‚ the driver took a wrong turn. Gavrilo Princip (Serbian nationalist) spotted him and took a shot killing both him and his wife. 2. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia: (July 28‚ 1914) 1 month exactly after the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia officially starting W.W.1.
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What caused World War 1 In the source it talks about how nationalism was growing in Europe and how nationalism was the overall cause of World War 1 and how it impacted most of the other causes. I agree with nationalism being the main cause of World War 1 because of all the great powers of Europe trying to prove their dominance over each other. Nationalism made all the citizens of their country believe that their country had a better government and military strength than the other countries. This
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prove their own superior technological and militaristic ability in the event of a war. Moreover‚ as a result of the Balkan wars fought in 1912 and 1913 against the Ottomans‚ a group of newly independent sates including Bulgaria‚ Greece‚ and Serbia emerged. Serbia would eventually play an instrumental role in the conflict that would soon engulf the world in a matter of years; but for the time being‚ the opposing sides managed to stay out of it. However‚ as a result of the Balkan wars‚ the multi-ethnic
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to compel their ally support them. When WWI begun‚ the ally pattern reveals that the military treaty was correlated to the outbreak of WWI in a great extent. Which‚ when assassination at Sarajevo happened (819)‚ Austro-Hungarian declared war with Serbia who supported by Russia‚ France was ally with Russia‚ on the other side‚ German support Austria because of the agreement‚ and thus‚ it indirectly leads to German battle with France as they were enemies. Ultimately‚ it also reveals that Article 231
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The Causes of the First World War Chardai C Guthrie Seaford Senior High School The Causes of the First World War The First World War was a war between the great European empires and was fought from 1914 until 1918. The alliances were the Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the Triple Entene (Britain‚ Russia‚ and France). The war was caused by a chain of events that built up more tension and rivalry throughout the years. There were many causes as to why the war built up
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Assess the argument that Germany should be held largely or solely responsible for the outbreak of World War One. The extent of which Germany should be held responsible for the outbreak of World War one is debatable. One could argue that Germany and her aggressive and competitive nature towards the other European powers‚ highlighted by the Schlieffen plan‚ make Germany largely responsible for the outbreak of war. On the other hand‚ being in the middle of several great powers‚ it is fair to suggest
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To what extent did WWI change (or not change) European ideas about statehood and nationalism? Sources suggest that Europe’s ideas towards statehood and nationalism changed throughout and after WW1‚ I personally agree with this statement. Nationalism is defined as loyalty or devotion to ones country followed by the belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively‚ emphasizing national rather than international goals. There was a large impact on Europe post WW1
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