As the prelude to and primary cause of World War I, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife initiated a step-by-step outbreak of the war in several decisive ways. For one thing, it inflamed the nationalistic fervor of many European nations, which justified war as necessary for glory or at least security. For another thing, it activated the alliance-system in an unforeseen fashion: nations whose own integrity was not threatened by the results of the assassination soon declared war simply for the sake of honoring their alliance-agreements with other nations that had become involved.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria in 1914 was the murder, Serbia and Austria declared war, and the Great War or WWI was the result.
an assassination was not the responsibility for world war 2's outfall. That was in world war 1. World war 2 started after Germany attacked Poland. Russia and Germany had made a deal, that they would split Poland up.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir of the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated by the Black Hand Gang of Serbia, which sparked off the chain of events which lead to the First World War. :) Vanessa.S
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia in 1914. Despite warnings, he and his wife chose to travel to Sarajevo. The assassinations were politically motivated by the Black Hand to form the country of Yugoslavia from the southern provinces of Austria-Hungary. However, it also started WWI.
One of the major ones was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. This stirred up conflict between the powers and ultimately lead to the war
The assassination (political murder) of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to the start of WW I.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria in 1914 was the murder, Serbia and Austria declared war, and the Great War or WWI was the result.
major event that happened during the world war 1 in Sweden?
This assassination lead to the start of the first world war.
simply because the Archduke was shot by a Serbian terrorist. His assassination set in motion a chain of events that 37 days later would lead to the First World War.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and his wife) at Sarajevo in 1914 led most of the world into war because of one fundamental reason: the alliance system. Due to the many complex alliances that had been arranged among European nations in the years prior, war broke out on a much larger scale than it would have otherwise.
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
The assassination was one of the reasons that lead to ww1
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It was started out of outrage over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie at the hands of Serbian nationalist secret society known as the 'Black Hand" isn't entirely correct.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was perpetrated by what may be loosely described as Yugoslavian patriots. Willingly committing violence in order to achieve their political ends, and with the support of officials from the independent nation of Serbia, the patriot-assassins sought to intimidate the Austro-Hungarian Empire into making territorial concessions that would lead to the formation of an independent Yugoslavia.
It was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand , his assassination lead to the first world war.