The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to events that meant even if people didn’t want to fight, they had made promises which had to be kept. 28th July 1914 – Austria-Hungary ...

The Austrian Empire was started in 1804 by ... Killing an archduke named Archduke Franz Ferdinand is often considered the direct cause of the war. A Bosnian Serb nationalist did this in 1914.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie of Austria moments before they were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on 28th June, 1914. The assassination was a key trigger for the outbreak of WW1.

France, England and Spain have no motive for creating a kingdom in America for an Austrian Archduke, if that arrangement will not advance the interests of peace in Europe. Why give the preference ...

When Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s driver made a wrong turn ... who had earlier missed an opportunity to shoot the Austrian heir but now killed him and his wife. The assassination would spark ...

His assassination of the Archduke began a chain of events which led to Austria invading Serbia ... and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place. Immediately following the ...

The Road to War uses elaborate and fascinating computergenerated recreations and archives never seen before to examine how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was used by the ...