spark of WWI?
The assassination was witnessed by numerous unsuspecting members of the public as well as Oskar Potiorek who was in the car during the assassination, and also the second target as opposed to Franz Ferdinand's wife, Sophie. Franz von Harrach, Ferdinand's bodyguard was also a witness to the assassination.
The single event that started a chain of other events that led to World War 1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. This event took place in June of 1914. Archduke Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Franz Ferdinand was travelling in the bosnian town of Sarajevo In an attempted assassination the car following Franz Ferdinand was blown up . After this happened he visited the injured in hospital.Their driver made a wrong turn and then Princip shot him and his wife.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Treaties in Europe triggered many countries to enter the war therefor causing a World War. check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_keg_of_Europe
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the excuse used to break into war however the war was on the brink as it was, the nations were at an arms race and each thought they had the best technology and the best tactics and were dying to try it out in the field.
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand. There were also some economic and national factors that affected it.
His assassination was on 28th June 1914, he wife was also killed at the time.
FerdinandGarvrilo Princip assassinated the archduke. He also murdered the archduke's wife, Sophie. Which is pretty sad if you ask me. Not that the murder of the archduke isn't sad either.
Many people blame the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand but also the complicated Alliance system also led to war. Google it, see if it comes up. It is very complicated. Hope I helped
It was known as, "The Spark", which was the assassination of Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Also, Militarism and Imperialism caused WW1, and also the sinking of almost one hundred ships outside Europe by German U-Boats(Submarines). For example, the sinking of the Lusitania, which over 100 Americans were killed, caused the US to get involved in the war.
The Shot Heard Around the World refers to several historical incidents, including the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. It was also used in reference to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914.
Serbia's organization, the black hand, was behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, the heir to the throne. There were also many long-term causes leading up to this, but this was the event that set everything in motion