The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip of the Serbain Secret society‚ the "Black Hand" had devastating consequences on the world. The causes of this event can be found in the determination of Serbian nationalism to create a Southern Slav state and the equal determination of Austria to prevent this from happening. This created growing tension amongst the Great Powers which would lead to a series of Ultimatums and mobilisations which would affect many
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bullets were fired on Sarajevo Street in June 28th 1914. The two victims were the archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the heir to the throne of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie. Archduke Ferdinand was unpopular because he told the people that once he became Emperor he would make changes and he also married Sophie who was counted as a lower class. They were visiting Sarajevo because Archduke Ferdinand was asked by his father to go make a speech to the Bosnians about how to improve
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summer day. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Not only was Franz murdered‚ but so was his wife Sophie‚ Duchess of Hohenberg. They were assassinated by a young man named Bosnian Serb which set off a chain of events that leaded to the start of World War One. To many people it was known as the Great War and seemed to have come out of the blue. Franz’s assassination was the start to it all. Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Carl Ludwig and the brother of Emperor Franz Josef. Franz was born
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l‚ but it wasn’t until June 28‚ 1914 the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War l. His assassination took place in Sarajevo‚ leading Austria to declare war against Serbia. Austria declaring war to Serbia caused Serbia’s allies to declare war on each other‚ for example France‚ Russia‚ and United Kingdom. From all this chaos World War I began. Franz Ferdinand‚ eldest son of Carl Ludwig‚ the brother of Emperor Franz Josef‚ was born in 1863. He joined the Austro-Hungarian army
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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: the Archduke himself‚ his assassins‚ why they did it‚ and how they did it. All of these are equally important to the overall event‚ which in turn is important to‚ not only the world‚ but the United States as well. First up is the Archduke‚ one Franz Ferdinand. He was born on December 18‚ 1863‚ in Graz‚ Austria to Archduke Karl Ludwig. He was also the nephew of the Austro-Hungarian emperor of the time‚ Franz Joseph. The Archduke became the heir to that
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and that it happened for a reason. Another example could be the assassination of presidents. If you think‚ you must wonder why were they killed? I believe that their has to be a reason for each assassination. Such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. I think that it all traces back to something. For a third example is for myself‚ my determinism to play soccer. On February 16‚ 1898 the U.S.S Maine exploded. The U.S.S was supposedly caused by a mine‚ but nobody knows for sure. The cause
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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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There were many causes that led to the beginning of the Great War‚ but a few of the more clear ones were imperialism‚ nationalism and militarism‚ and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It made the battle extend through the majority of Europe‚ along with other outlying countries. Of course it was completely avoidable‚ but vengeance and pride were more important. Some places took caution before the war broke out‚ and made sure their defensive lines were prepared for the fight. Even if there
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assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Franz was most likely the very start to the first World War. The Archduke himself: nephew of Emperor Franz Josef‚ was heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Born in Graz‚ Austria on December 18‚1863. Oldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig( younger brother of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Jospeh) Married to Countess Sophia Chotek( she was of the empire that the Austro-Hungarians did not appreciate very well). The Actual Event of the Assassination: Archduke and his wife
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The First Attempt on Archduke Franz Ferdinand the 2nds Life When Franz Ferdinand got on the Black Hand’s radar‚ they decided to have him killed. Nedjelko Cabrinovic was the first member to give it a try. Nedjelko was an often-sickly man‚ who changed sides often (at times he was a socialist‚ at others an anarchist‚ and even a nationalist). He was recruited by the Black Hand around 1912‚ shortly after being expelled from Sarajevo for a period of five years. He trained for 2 years with
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