2006-11-02 16:06:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
See how history repeats itself:
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot in Sarayevo, by Gavrillo Princip. Princip & six other members of his group (the Black Hand) planned the assasination because they wanted Serbia to be free from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and to ally itself with Bosnia-Herzogovina There had already been 2 minor wars amongst the Balkan States in 1912 & 1913. The members of the Balkan states were Serbia, Bosnia, Herzogavina, Montenegro, and Slovenia.
Incidently. None of the assasins spent more than 8 years in jail.
2006-11-02 16:30:32 · answer #1 · answered by jcboyle 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Serbs wanted independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Archduke was part of the ruling class
2006-11-03 01:35:06 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because of Austrian pressence in Serbia.
2006-11-03 16:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He (and his wife, I think) were assassinated by the Black Hand, a terrorist group.
2006-11-03 00:15:33 · answer #4 · answered by invisibleone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He forgot to duck.
2006-11-03 00:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by Maverick 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋