Explain the motive behind the assassination of archduke Francis Ferdinand, How did the subsequent actions of several european nations lead the outbreak of a world war? THANKS!!
2007-11-21 15:03:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the motive behind his assignation was the Serbian wanted to unite all Serbs but Austria Hungary had several different ethnic groups and the Serbs wanted all Serbians united. It lead to war because Austria Hungary had an alliance with Germany but Russia had an alliance with Serbia and if Russia went to war their allies Britain, France and one other country i cant recall the name went to war leaving Germany completely surrounded
2007-11-21 15:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by ty ty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
28 June, 1914
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A tiny clipping from a newspaper, mailed without comment from a secret band of terrorists in Zagreb, capital of Croatia, to their comrades in Belgrade, was the torch which set the world afire with war in 1914.
They were conived [sic] in Sarajevo all the twenty-two conspirators were in their allotted positions, armed and ready. They were distributed five hundred yards apart over the whole route along which the Archduke must travel from the railroad station to the town hall.
http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/1914/ferddead.html
There are those that do not understand the motivation behind the assination. Some of the supposed motivation was because he was thought to be too liberal.
You need to read some of this!
The Causes of the Great War
http://www.pvhs.chico.k12.ca.us/~bsilva/projects/great_war/causes.htm
2007-11-22 01:13:36 · answer #2 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋