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Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. The area he visited was Sarajevo, in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many peole in this area were Serbs who wanted to leave the Austro-hungarian empire and join the neighbouring Serbia. The assassin (Gavrilo Princip) was a member of a Serbian nationalist group called "The Black Hand".
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Explain happened in Sarajevo in 1914 that triggered the start of World War 1?
The heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Hapsburg, visited Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina in June, 1914. This visit was to show that Austro-Hungarians did in fact rule the area. Members of the "Young Bosnia" group plotted to assassinate him.
Did Austrians like Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an absolutist monarchist who did not extend himself to the people. He saw no need to even visit Vienna, the heartland of the Austrian people. Though undoubtedly a decent and moral man based on activities such as attempting to grant greater autonomy to ethnic groups within the empire, he was not particularly well loved by the people.
What started the great war?
In June 1914 when Franz Ferdinand rode through the city streets to visit Serjevo, then Gavrilo Princip shot him and Sophie (Ferdinand's wife). Because of this Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, through alliances the outcome was Britian, France, and Russia against Germany, Austria-hungary, The Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey), and Bulgaria - making it a global war.
What is the main reason of the world war 1?
There were many conflicts and tensions between countries before the war started, but the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife on 1914 "ignited" the war.In 1878 Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania with the help of Greece and Russia declared independence and fought a war with the Ottoman Empire. They were successful. Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria gained independence. In 1908 the Austrian-Hungarian Empire declared its intent to annex Bosnia after Bosnia requested to become part of the empire. Serbia and its people became fearful of bordering the mighty Austrian Empire and thus on July 28, 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was also the crown prince of the empire, was assassinated by a Serbian national while on a state visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. As a result of his soms death, Emperor Joseph of the Austrian Empire declared war on Serbia. Four days later the German Empire who was a strong economic ally of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia. Russia was a strong ally of Serbia and declared war on the German and Austrian Empires. France who was Russia's number one trading ally came to Russia's defense and declared war on the German and Austrian Empires. The Germans decided to quickly wipe out the French armies early in the war so they crossed through Belgium who was a good economic ally of the British Empire. Belgium Congo produced most of the British's rubber. Thus after Belgium requested the British's help, The British Empire gave the Germans three days to withdraw all Germans troops in Belgium or face war. The Germans faced war. WWI officially started.
How did world war I start?
The explosive that was World War One had been long in the stockpiling; the spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne, in sarajevo on 28th June 1914 by Gabrel Princip of the Black Hand - a Serbian Nationalist secret society involved in terrorist activities. This set in motion a series of events that heightened tensions between Austria and Sarajevo, pulled other European countries into conflict, and culminated in the world's first global war.
