Assassination Of Franz Ferdinand In 1914

During the start of the 20th century, Europe was in a good place. It controlled many empires and colonies, and technology was advancing at a rapid pace after the Industrial Revolution (1840-1870). However this peace did not last; 1914 started a brutal four year war known as WWI. The immediate cause of this war is known to be the assassination of the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, in June of 1914. However, there are many more elementary causes of this complicated war. Some of the main underlying causes of WWI was the strong militarism and imperialism felt in the European countries, and the alliances put in place to uphold these powerful militaries and colonies.

Many contributions lead to the spark of World War I. The three main causes included the assassination of Francis Ferdinand, alliance systems, and militarism. Although imperialism and nationalism are said to be contributing factors to the cause of World War I, the assassination of Francis Ferdinand, alliance systems, and militarism were three of the most important causes of The Great War. An immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Austria-Hungary’s archduke, Francis Ferdinand.

Though most historians consider the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary the most immediate cause of WWI, or the rise of Germany to be the main cause since they signed the Versailles Treaty (Doc 4), many agree that the war was not caused by just one thing. Instead, it was caused by a concept instead of specific people or countries. It seemed that everyone, during this time period, had started to increase their military power and defense systems. Therefore, World War I was caused by two things: the fear these countries had of losing their power, and the big toll that European Imperialism took international relations.

Another main cause of World War I was Militarism. For each country there was a big increase in military and naval forces. For each country there was a big increase in military and navel forces. The policies and government created a big influence on the military men and because of this, force was a alternative as solutions to problems. This is what made militarism one of the main causes of World War I. There was a rise in military influence on policy making after 1907, in countries such as Germany and Russia. During this period of time the German Army was known as a “state within a state”. Everybody in the government such as the parliament and politicians were required to follow the General staff. The war atmosphere was endangered. It was because of the secret alliances and that triggered a armaments race among all the powers. During 1900-1914 the race became very serious and the international situation became much worse then ever before. During these years there was a rise in army and navel estimates. There was so much military rivalry within countries competing for the

On June 28, 1914, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated. That event marked the first phase of World War I (Grayzel 10). Soon afterward nations throughout Europe announced declarations of war. By the end of October countries as far away as Japan, China and Brazil had become involved (Grayzel 11).  Susan R. Grayzel in the “Introduction: The First World War and the Making of a Modern, Global Conflict” from The First World War: A Brief History with Documents”, explores a variety of contributing reasons for the Great War (Grayzel 9). The causes most

What really evoked World War I? There are many speculations on this question and there is a wide variety of answers given; assassination, nationalism, militarism or imperialism. The answer and reasoning to this type of question can differ from person to person, although each of these contributed a lot in World War I and the beginning of it. Apart from the reasons all having plausible explanations for being the start, what tied them all together and kick started the war itself? When I looked into this question, it seemed to me that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of World War I.

The first world war was not the result of one assassination, but rather it was a mixture of long term causes and more immediate strategic decisions. In the nineteenth century in Europe, the long term factors to world war one had been building, Imperialism and Industrialisation were radically changing the balance of power internationally and political stability domestically. The rise of radical nationalism created influential groups such as the Black Hand and the Pan-Germans and the decline of the Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Romanov and Ottoman empires left power vacuums and created challenges to the traditional order. Germany created an arms race, by expanding its navy which forced itself into a direct challenge to the British. Alliances tied countries together, but also created deep rifts and the secretive diplomatic dealings and incidents like the Moroccan crisis, the Balkans war and the July crisis heightened tensions. All of these factors interwove together, precipitating the inevitable action from Germany, to declare war.

Before World War 1 began there were many conflicts between many countries, these conflicts are what eventually led to the war. Nationalism lead to World War 1 for reasons people believed they needed to fight for their country, many people who weren’t fighting wanted to support their soldiers, and many soldiers felt as if they couldn’t back out of the war. Militarism was a cause because each country was building up their weapons and ammunition, as well as building up their armies. Finally Kaiser Wilhelm II was a cause because he had a very strong hate towards Britain, he was a very aggressive leader and he wanted Germany to be the number one country. Nationalism, militarism and Kaiser Wilhelm II were the three main causes of World War 1.

Although the preponderance of people in the world today believe that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire caused the ensuing “Great War”, it was not the sole reason behind the Great War and the carnage that permeated all of Europe afterwards from 1914 to 1919. Many people wonder if the Great War and the millions of deaths of both soldiers and civilians could have been avoided if the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was not killed on June 28th, of 1914. Many theories have been formulated, however, according to Henry Kissinger, The well respected political scientist, “The war would happen one way or another.” Henry Kissinger was noted to have said in an interview with Business Insider that, “The Great War was an unavoidable catastrophe”. Although many people believe that the Great War, was solely caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Great War and the resulting casualties of over 37 million, in all

hello today i am going to be talking about the four "M.A.I.N" causes of WW1 millitarism, alliances, imperillasim, and nationalism. many people would say the main cause of ww1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo, 28 June 1914. this event lead to the austrian government declaring war on the serbs. i would say this was a nationalist cause beacuse the austrians felt like they needed to do something after they killed their archduke. One Imperial cause of the war was germany wanted to become an imperial power the the USA and Great Britian so tensions were already high between everyone. Alliances played a major roll in causing the war because all the countries involved felt like they needed to assist their allies. ANother

The spark that lit the flame of the stick of dynamite that was World war I was the death of one man. That one death led to millions more. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were both assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of a terrorist group called “The Black Hand”. Archduke was a prime example of political personal, as he was next in line for the Austria- Hungary throne. The assassin was a Serbian, one of Austria’s main enemies. Serbia denied any direct involvement in his death and Austria opposed this statement, beginning war between the two countries.

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary marks the birth of the conflict we now call World War I, and (arguably) sparked the war into it its fiery beginnings. However, to say the killing was a “spark” implies that the makings for “a fire” were already present, and upon examination of the offered documents this becomes true in multiple aspects. In fact, the given sources reflect that the existing tensions in pre-war Europe, combined with what amounted to anticipation of the conflict, all resulted in a kind of warfare unseen and unexpected by pre-war Europe, which thusly ended in what history sometimes calls one of the most imperfect treaties of recent time, and a general failure. As such, determining the causes of the Great War become evident only as all three aspects of the conditions of wartime Europe are reviewed, giving each equal credit.

     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

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand is what lead to the immediate beginning of the war. Franz Ferdinand was in line to be the next heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne. He was later shot to death along with the wife during a visitation to Sarajevo in 1914. A Serbian group, known as the Black Hand, was blamed on for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. This event lead Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia for the assassiantion, which led to the beginning of World War 1 (History.com Staff,2009). Other WW1 analysts believe that there might be no single reason that can be attributed for the main cause of the war. These WW1 analysts think that the war might have started as a result of several other factors that lead to the buildup of WW1. These factors could included the development of militarism, imperialism, and nationalism. These factors contributed heavily to create the conflicts that led to the beginning of WW1.

To conclude, the main causes of World War 1 is caused because of Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. Each one of them has impacted and affected the World War 1. Militarism was one of the major causes of the war, as it was an armed race on who has more military equipment’s. Alliances, was first thought to make peace between country and to help the countries. Imperialism was another cause of World War 1, as European nations ruled smaller