Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, born on December 18, 1863. His assassination in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, triggered the events leading to World War I. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, was a member of a nationalist group seeking independence for South Slavic peoples. The assassination led to a chain reaction of political and military events, eventually escalating into a global conflict. Franz Ferdinand's death marked a turning point in history and is often viewed as a catalyst for the outbreak of World War I, reshaping the geopolitical landscape of Europe an beyond
The First World War started in Europe, triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1914. The event led to a series of escalating conflicts and alliances among European nations, eventually sparking a wider global conflict.
It is believed that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is "the spark" that caused the start of WWI
The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife initiated the immediate series of events that led to World War I.
Many events led up to it, but the triggers that started it were the sinking of the Lusitania, and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, along with his wife Sophie, on June 28, 1914, while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (which was then under administration by Austria-Hungary). The assassination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of World War I barely one month later.
The trigger for world war 1 was the assassination of Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. This took place in Sarajevo, a city located in Bosnia-Herzogovina.
There were a few different reasons that started World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo, and the escalation of violence in Bosnia were two contributing factors.
It started of a guy named Gavrilo Princip. World War I started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria- Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 by a member of the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist secret society.
This assassination lead to the start of the first world war.
It started in Sarajevo but I don’t know where it ended
He was the Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia. He is born on 1863 and assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28. June 1914. Assassination was excuse for Austro Hungary, Germany and their allies to start a World War I.
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 Arch Duke Ferdinand.
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggered the start of the Great War (World War I)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, born on December 18, 1863. His assassination in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, triggered the events leading to World War I. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, was a member of a nationalist group seeking independence for South Slavic peoples. The assassination led to a chain reaction of political and military events, eventually escalating into a global conflict. Franz Ferdinand's death marked a turning point in history and is often viewed as a catalyst for the outbreak of World War I, reshaping the geopolitical landscape of Europe an beyond
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.