Archduke Ferdinand Imperialism

Britain, France, Germany and other nations competed for colonial gains in Africa. Britain and Germany competed industrially. Then, Germany industrialized quickly and the British were threatened by this. This caused them to hate Germany, then France and Britain eventually forms an alliance and goes at it with Germany. Document 4 states, “The allied and associated governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage”. The final cause of WW1 was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary which started the war immediately. After the assassination the Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. once Russia heard that Serbia was at war, they also had to go to war which leads Germany declaring war on Serbia. Therefore, the era of the began expansion of the war included all those countries who were defending they alliances. Document 7 states, “The two armed camps alarmed each other, and each grew heavy with multiplied incidents, which spread East with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, where Russia and Austria were advancing contradictory claims…” This quote shows how the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand started WW1 immediately and kept

Before the early twentieth century, the countries of Europe led vast empires that ruled the world both economically and politically. However, world dominance was soon ended by war, the great war to be exact. World War 1 devastated Europe for years yet began swiftly, with the country of Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. Although various aggressions such as Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination are thought to be the reasons for World War 1, it was the alliance systems, militarism, and imperialism that proved to be the underlying cause of the war.

The most anticipated war in history, World War One, started off with the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand. As a result, Austria-Hungary gave the killer’s country, Serbia, an opportunity to take ownership and apologize to A/H’s government. Without a response from Serbia, A/H declares war, launching the July Crisis- one of many of Europe’s fighting frenzies. Countries were declaring war on each other, gathering secret alliances, and building their armies. The Crisis continuously built its longevity until declared as a Great War, a nickname for World War One. Knowing which event pushed the world to arm themselves, historians had asked what the underlying causes for the war were. Causes for the war were alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and most destructive, militarism.

The Europeans began their expansion in the globe by taking up African and Asian colonies. During the 1870s, the world experienced imperialism as the Europeans established empires in Africa and Asia. Their aggressive expansion was as a result of industrialization. The move was made for economic, religious, political, humanitarian, and political reasons, amongst others (Hook and Spanier, p.19). Also, Africa was easy to access due to its geographical position. As a result, the Europeans could get into the continent through the ocean or the Gulf Canal. In addition, the Africans continent had vast lands that were beneficial for the Europeans. They started up companies and farming land that would produce their foods. Additionally, the Africans and

Also, the more land they had, the more natural resources they had. Even wars would start over territory due to the competition. Many people could infer that the countries thought ‘the bigger the better’ for their home country. That is why competition was one of the driving forces of imperialism

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was not an excuse for the world powers to get involved in a war. Franz Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia to check on his troops there. On his way there was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip who was working for a Serbian secret group called "The Black Hand Society." Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his heavily pregnant wife Sophie Chotek von Chotvoka on June 28, 1914 because of the decisions Ferdinand would make when he begins to rule the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The murder didn't do as Princip hoped as it was used as an excuse for Austria to take hateful action against Serbia.

Cries of war echoing around London - WW1 was greeted with joy and enthusiasm, each nation as confident as the next. Minds filled with nationalistic pride, the main powers of Europe finally saw this as a way to demonstrate their large armies and navies in a battle fit for the century. Tensions had already been rising from the imperialistic colonisation of Africa - with the race to rule and conquer any countries seen as "inferior". Europe had spilt into two alliances and entente's, each vowing to defend one another if attacked by an aggressor; and it was these alliances that allowed the seamless stream of events that followed the assassination. With the ideologies of militarism, alliance, nationalism, and imperialism jumping at the seams, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Austria-Hungary was the final straw necessary in order for WW1 to come about in full force from the years 1914 to 1918.

World War 1 was caused by multiple causes, but the main ones I will be speaking about in this paper are: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and The Systems of Alliances in European Countries. The assassination of the Archduke was on the 28th of June 1914. He was not the only direct victim of this. His wife Sophie was also murder in this killing. The other topic of discussion in this essay (The Systems of Alliances in European countries) was a MASSIVE factor not only in the start of the world war, but the reason it was so widespread.

If someone were to quiz members of the general public on what led the First World War, the prevailing answer would most likely be the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand without much elaboration. With the exception of diplomatic historians and war enthusiasts, the behind the scenes actions that shepherded the world’s superpowers towards the unimaginable destruction of awaiting them is rarely discussed in detail. Thomas Otte’s book July Crisis: The World’s Descent into War, Summer 1914 provides a detailed rundown of the events leading to the war and helps laypeople and scholars alike comprehend the machinations, backroom deals, and diplomatic blunders that lead to chaos. Otte does not mince words when he asserts that Princip and his associates allowed “the old regimes of Europe to prove their incompetence beyond all reasonable doubt.” (p. 522) He effectively argues throughout his massive tome that it was not the assassination itself that caused the conflict in Europe but the actions and (and lack thereof in some instances) of individuals on behalf of various heads of state that caused the outbreak of war.

     There were three very important causes of World War One; Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism ( Davidson, Castillo, Stoff, page 570). For years, these three factor has brought tension to European nations. Then, in June of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir t the throne of

When looking at the causes of the first world war, one would say that the most obvious reason is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 but the underling causes of this assassination are not commonly discussed. While ethnic conflict were the main reasonings behind the start of the war, it is important to look at the economic standpoint in the prewar times of the countries involved. In the late 19th century and early 20th century. new type of industrialization began. New machines operating at speeds once never imagined before were coming into age and westernized countries began experiencing the effects of a capitalist society. Commonly many monopolies would form over certain industries and companies from different countries would have

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the nephew of the emperor; he was assassinated in June 28th 1914. Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria. You probably could have gathered that he was an Archduke. Now you are probably wandering what is an archduke…. An archduke is a son of the emperor of Austria. Archduke was assassinated by 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip. He saw an opportunity and took it. Princip killed Ferdinand and his wife.

While there is never just a single event that has led to the start of a world war, or any other serious war, there is often one thing that triggers long lived tensions and thus war ensues. Such was the case in WWI with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. There were many tensions that existed prior to his assassination, but it was his assassination which triggered the war, his assassination that served as an excuse, and perhaps the last straw, so to speak, which led to the First World War. The following paper examines the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and its relationship to the start of WWI.

WW1’s direct cause was the assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand, an event that was caused specifically because of nationalism, but many other events that were also rooted by

Nationalism is thought to be one of the causes of WW1. Nationalism is referred to as devotion and loyalty to