How Did The Mistake Franz Ferdinand Afraid Of World War I
The thought of World War 1 began with the ambitions of the Balkans in 1870. The Balkan states (Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria) were controlled under the Ottoman Empire. A movement started in 1878 including Russia and the three Balkan States. They wanted to gain their independance and also reunite the Balkan Slav countries back under one rule. Russia agreed to help the balkan states for two reasons. One, they wanted to support and free the slavs from the Ottoman Empire and two, if they helped the Balkan states they would be gained access to warm water from the Mediterranean. This movement arose and created a war between the Ottoman Empire and Russia, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria. This war was called the Balkans War. It ended with the Balkan League defeating the Ottoman Empire. The Great Powers of Europe decided to come together to
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For Serbia, this was the last straw. The Serbian Prince decided to take action. He selected a group of men willing to kill and die for their country, this group was called the Black Hand gang. Their mission was to recreate a greater Serbia once again by killing the son of King Ferdinand, who was next in line for the Austrian/ Hungarian throne. His name was Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Their plan was to be present at the carriage ride that Franz Ferdinand was taking before making his big speech in Bosnia. Many different problems arose during the assassination but Franz Ferdinand was successfully killed. The members of the Black Hand gang were captured and the truth about their motives were spilled. All anger broke loose and a month later, Austria/Hungary declared war on Serbia. Two main alliances were created. The first alliance was called the Triple Alliance, this included Germany and Austria/ Hungary. Their motive was to stop Italy from allying with Russia. The second alliance, called the Triple Entente, included Russia, France, and later on in the war Britain, they did not sign for peace
For Serbia, this was the last straw. The Serbian Prince decided to take action. He selected a group of men willing to kill and die for their country, this group was called the Black Hand gang. Their mission was to recreate a greater Serbia once again by killing the son of King Ferdinand, who was next in line for the Austrian/ Hungarian throne. His name was Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Their plan was to be present at the carriage ride that Franz Ferdinand was taking before making his big speech in Bosnia. Many different problems arose during the assassination but Franz Ferdinand was successfully killed. The members of the Black Hand gang were captured and the truth about their motives were spilled. All anger broke loose and a month later, Austria/Hungary declared war on Serbia. Two main alliances were created. The first alliance was called the Triple Alliance, this included Germany and Austria/ Hungary. Their motive was to stop Italy from allying with Russia. The second alliance, called the Triple Entente, included Russia, France, and later on in the war Britain, they did not sign for peace