Why did a serbian nationalist assassinate francis Ferdinand?

Answer 1

Bosnian Serbs wanted Bosnia to be free of Austria-Hungary, and liberate Serbs from Austro-Hungarian occupation. So, they attempted to assasinate the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Fernindad and his wife, Sophia. First, they tried to hit their car, but the grenade was deflected. Then, later that day, Gavrilo Princip suceeded in shooting and killing both of them.

The Austro-Hungarian government became furious and their rage forced them to make an irrational decision based on the few facts they've recieved. They immediately blamed all of Serbia for the dealth of the beloved couple.

(We just studied this in history class. It's fresh in my mind, because I've written two essays on the subject. Don't worry, most of my data comes straight from the text)

The assassins were members of the Black Hand, a terrorist organization based in Serbia and tolerated by the Serbian government. It received money from the Serbian secret service.

Answer 2

He was a member of a Serbian nationalist terrorism group called the Black Hand. They assassinated the Francis Ferdinand simply to make a statement to all of their neighbors that they were a force to be reckoned with. They wanted national pride.

Answer 3

Not all Serbs did hate him, but many hated what he was representative of: the sometimes oppressive rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Ironically, Franz had advocated a softer approach to the nation, arguing that such rough treatment of the area would set off a war with Russia and ruin both empires; a quite accurate prediction albeit unexpectedly involving himself.

Answer 4

He was a member of a Serbian nationalist terrorism group called the Black Hand. They assassinated the Archduke simply to make a statement to all of their neighbors that they were a force to be reckoned with. They wanted national pride.