Steps to the War

Question 1

What is the event that most historians agree started WW1?

Answer 1

Most historians agree that the assassination of austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand’s was the event that started world war 1

Question 2

What is the significance of Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in the context of WW1?

Answer 2

He was the heir to the Austro-hungarian empire (he was a moderate)

Question 3

Who was Gavrilo Princip and why did he assassinate Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 3

He was a member of the Black Hand.

Wanting to destroy Austro-Hungarian rule in the Balkans and to unite the South Slav peoples into a federal nation, he believed that the first step must be the assassination of a member of the Habsburg imperial family or a high official of the government.

Question 4

What was the Blank Hand and what was their goal?

Answer 4

The Black Hand was secret Serbian society organization composed of serbian officials, and members of government.

They used terrorist methods to promote the liberation of Serbs outside Serbia from Habsburg or Ottoman rule.

There main goal was to promote Serbian nationalism and to unite South Slavic territories under Serbian rule.

Question 5

Why did the Austrians feel a responsibility to do something after Franz Ferdinand’s assassination?

Answer 5

So other nations wouldn’t feel like they can expand, so they are still “powerful”, Germany pressure, etc.

Question 6

How did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand lead to the outbreak of WW1?

Answer 6

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a member of the Black Hand in Sarajevo, Serbia triggered a series of diplomatic tensions and alliances.

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia due to pressure from Germany drawing in their respective allies through a complex web of alliances (Russia which mobilized forcing Germany to declare war on Russia) leading to more countries getting involved. This led to a chain reaction of declarations of war, ultimately escalating into the global conflict known as World War I.

Question 7

Describe and list the 6 steps of the assassination:

Answer 7

1. The Archduke Visit
2. The Archduke Arrives
3. Are They Really Safe?
4. The Assassination
5. The Assassination and the Black Hand
6. The Aftermath

Question 8

What were the M.A.I.N Causes of WW1?

Answer 8

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

Question 9

Alliance (alliance system)

Answer 9

Triple Entente: Russia, France, Britian

Triple Alliance: Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany

The Balkans: Bulgaria, Serbia

(the Triple Alliance and the Balkans formed the ottoman empire)