The Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

The assassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand was Sarajevo on Sunday 28th June 1914, it was a very bright and very hot day. Sarajevo of Bosnia and Herzegovina is preparing for a very rare royal visit. These streets are dedicated to visit the royal family and the colorful Turkish carpet roams along the parade along Apel Quay. The Central European Austrian-Hungarian Empire expanded and dominated Bosnia.

After the assassination of the Duke Franz Ferdinand, is it inevitable that the general war broke out in 1914? Various different factors led to the outbreak of the First World War - a war combining all available human, economic and military resources to fully win the enemy. Broadly speaking, the reason is divided into long term (France - Prussian War, Imperialism, Alliance System, UK - German Navy Battle etc), short term (Morocco crisis, Agadir crisis, Bosnian crisis, Balkans).

After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the war was inevitable. In the years before 1914, assassinations of major politicians and champions were not uncommon. For the first few days after Franz Ferdinand was assassinated the debate between the Austrian-Hungarian leadership and the Hakodate Prime Minister Istvan Tiza did not endorse the war at first. . Only Vienna hawks like Conradvon Hötzendorf, such captain of the Austrian-Hungarian army, won the debate, war is necessary, assassination is used as an excuse to repress Serbia, war is inevitable Local Austrian-Hungarian Empire and Serbian war only

On June 28, 1914, Austrian Grand Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gabriel Springs. Ferdinand was chosen as a target as he becomes the heir of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. On the day of his assassination, the Great Council went to Sarajevo to investigate the Imperial Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the territory of the Ottoman Empire occupied by Austria in 1908. When Ferdinand traveled outdoors to Sarajevo, Prince fired Ferdinand and his wife Sophie and shot. After the assassination, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire issued the final pass to Serbia. Russia then came to Serbia to defend, so it began World War I.