2- CAUSES

Question 1

when did the assasination of franz ferdinand occur?

Answer 1

on the 28th june 1914

Question 2

who assasinated franz ferdinand?

Answer 2

the bosnian serb, who was a member of the black hand

Question 3

what was the objective of the assasination?

Answer 3

it’s objective was to break off austro-hungary’s south slav provinces so they could be combined into yogoslavia

Question 4

what were the major long term causes of ww1? MAINWUH

Answer 4

• hatreds between nations
• increasing nationalism
• lack of something like the UN
• treaties between countries led to a ‘domino effect’
• colonialism and jealousy (led to competition and tension amongst nations)
• naive about modernisation of technology
• militarism and the arms race (like building dreadnoughts)
• the ramshackle state of the ottoman empire

Question 5

what were the short term causes of ww1?

Answer 5

• assasination of franz ferdinand in sarajevo
• serbs refusing ultimatum
• germanys blank cheque
• the domino effect quickly involved almost all major european powers because everyone was bound by alliances

Question 6

why did gavrilo princip assasinate franz ferdiand? why were tensions so high among AH and serbia?

Answer 6

• austro hungary annexed bosnia and herzegovina, angering serbs
• the ultimatum which was created for the serbs to deny, giving austro hungary an excuse to start a war
• serbia had expanded at turkeys expense