Talking place against a backdrop of escalating tensions in the Balknans, the assasination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of world war I barely one month later.
The First World War began in Europe in 1914. The event that started the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
July 28, 1914 when Archduke Ferdinand was assasinated.July 28, 1914
The even that directly begin the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war actually began when the tense, but bloodless conflict between Austria and Serbia caused by the shooting was widened into a full-scale war when Russia stepped in to aid Serbia.
The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-hungary. He was killed by Gavrillo Princip, a slavic nationalist in Sarahevo, Bosnia in 1914. Austria-Hungary used this as an excuse to invade Bosnia.
None whatsoever. Although the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is often cited as the "cause" of World War I, it was only the final straw and a decent excuse to activate all of the various...
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
The Great War first started because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
How Did World War 1 Start? The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the throne of Austria and Hungary
World War 1 began, because "Archduke Franz Ferdinand" from Austria Hungary, was asassinated, in Sarejevo, thus triggering Germany, and Sarajevo and its allies to declare war with eachother.World War 2 began, when Germany Invaded Poland in 1939.Archduke Franz Ferdinand
world war 1 started on June 28 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Please, not DOES but DID, it started nearly 100 years ago.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by gavrilo princip a teenager that had tuberculosis at the time deadly so he had nothing to lose that started WWI
the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria caused different countries to to alliance with one and another so that if there was a war they would help each other, to protect the royals in the country. the more countries that joined each alliance began people to begin fighting for each country and this was when the out break of ww1 started.
The First World War began in Europe in 1914. The event that started the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
"The little clipping declared that the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand would visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, June 28, to direct army maneuvers in the neighboring mountains."Source - http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_FerdinandParagraph 4.
Serbia was blamed for the assassination. While the government has stated that they were never involved with the killing, most believe that the Black Hand (the gang that trained to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand) were called upon by the government.
Britain did not start World War 1. Technically, a Serbian nationalist named Gavrillo Princip killed Austrian heir to the throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand which was the final event that sparked the war to begin.
July 28, 1914 when Archduke Ferdinand was assasinated.July 28, 1914