If I had gone back in time to change a historic event it would be changing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. As many well know this assassination was significant because it was one of the sparks to the first world war. Without world war one would there be a second one to leave the U.S in terror and a horrid economy? I believe stopping the assassination of the archduke would have brought the war to a whole new level leaving most countries out of the war meaning it would not be an international war lead by dictators and leaders. On Sunday, 28 June 1914, at approximately 10:45 am, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, 19 at the time, a member of Young Bosnia and one of a group of assassins organized and armed by the Black Hand. Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand? He was born in Graz, Austria. In 1875, when he was only eleven years old, his cousin Duke Francis V of Modena died, naming Franz Ferdinand his throne. Franz Ferdinand then …show more content…
This led to a domino effect and eventually the world was waging wars against each other. Becoming the first World War. But if I were there by time travel to stop the grenade attack the world war might not have been waged or even if it did it would have been fought differently leaving my hometown the U.S alone. But this would make a drastic problem for the U.S because of the economic crisis the country had built. The war brought the U.S out of the Great Depression so without the war the U.S would have economically failed. What would that look like though? Would it look likee a new nation taken over by another, or what else would bring the U.S out of the Great Depression and would those methods still be used today to help with economic problems of today's world? Who
The War to End All Wars, states that, “Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the imperial throne of Austria-Hungary... An assassination...might lead to war between little Serbia and its powerful neighbor Austria... The archduke, shot in the neck, bled to death (Freedman 1, 2 and 4).” Another inaccuracy is that Hattie Big Sky is about homesteading during World War One, but The War to End All Wars does not mention anything about that at all. Hattie Big Sky states, “November 11, 1917...
President Garfield’s assassination led to the Pendleton Civil Service Act because when he became president, he did not undergo patronage for a man named Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him because of that. The service act eliminated patronage after his death acted as a reason to rid of patronage and its affect on government jobs.
Before World War I, all of Europe in 1914, was tense and like a bomb or a fire was waiting to erupt. Europe had not seen a major war in years, but due to Militarism, Imperialism, Alliances, and Nationalism tensions grew high. Each country was competing to be the best by gaining more territory and growing in their military size and successful economies. World War 1 was waiting to happen and the assassination of the Archduke was the spark that lit Europe up. In All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque we see the effects of the assassination.
Robert F. Kennedy developed his argument about Martin Luther 's King 's assassination by giving details about somethings Martin Luther King Jr wanted to do for people. One thing is that he didn 't put Martin Luther King 's real speech, but he did an excellent thing by informing those who didn 't know about Martin 's assassination. For example one of the things he wanted to change was that all black people should have the same rights as all white people. I agree with this because no one should be treated differently everyone should be at a equal place. He had a dream that he would change all this cruelty for the best!
Absolutism is a form of government in which a ruler at a certain time period controls every aspect of politics and military in that country. An absolute monarch is defined as not one limited by a constitution, but referred to as one that wields unrestricted political power over the ruling state and its people. This absolutist, the successor of Matthias, Ferdinand II, also know as the Holy Roman Emperor, was the king of Bohemia from 1617-1619/1620-1637, and the king of Hungary from 1618-1625. Ferdinand II was born on July 9, 1578, in Graz, Austria.
Many questions occurred concerning the line of sight shot. Oswald was supposedly on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, shooting at a 17 degree angle. The Limousine was traveling at approximately 11.5 miles per hour. According to the official story put out by the Warren Commission, the fatal shot was one of three fired by lone assassin Oswald.
At 11:35 A.M. Air Force One landed. Crowds had gathered at the landing site to show support for Kennedy’s re-election. Although this concerned the secret service the first family was unfazed. Mrs. Kennedy was given a dozen red roses and the first family preceded to shake hands and greet the crowd. At 11:35 the Kennedy’s along with Texas governor, John Connally, and his wife began the half hour drive through Dallas.
The assassination was the spark that set off the domino effect of both alliances. The responsibility of the cause lies on Austria-Hungary because of their clear desire for the war and their lack of trying to prevent it. It shows how conscious Austria-Hungary was of the domino effect that would happen if they acted, but acted anyways. World War I could have been delayed or possibly even prevented without Austria-Hungary’s declaration of
Though Serbia accepted all but two of the ultimatum’s terms, and Russia declared its intention to back Serbia in the case of such a conflict, Austria-Hungary went ahead with its war declaration against Serbia on July 28, one month after the assassinations. June 28 was Franz Ferdinand’s wedding anniversary, but now we know it as the last straw that allowed WWI to occur. His beloved wife, Sophie, a former lady-in-waiting, was denied royal status in Austria due to her birth as a poor Czech aristocrat In Bosnia, however, due to its limbo status as an annexed territory, Sophie could appear beside him at official proceedings. On June 28, 1914, then, Franz Ferdinand and Sophie were touring Sarajevo in an open car, with minanume little security, when Serbian nationalist Nedjelko Cabrinovic threw a bomb at their car; it rolled off the back of the vehicle and wounded an officer and some bystanders. Later that day, on the way to visit the injured officer, the archduke’s procession took a wrong turn where one of Cabrinovic’s cohorts, 19-year-old Gavrilo Princip, happened to be
World War 1 was one of the worst wars ever, with 9 millions deaths and 21 million wounded. If the assassination of Franz Ferdinand had never happened, countries wouldn’t have been torn apart and millions of lives have been spared. The assassination of Archduke of Franz Ferdinand was unjust because
Wall Street would cease to exist, and the dollar would be worth nothing. There would be uprisings, chaos, and crime without consequences. The citizens would have a more active role in society since there would be no government to oversee it. The people that would still be wealthy are those that invested in things that cannot lose value such as natural resources like fuel, oil, and coal (to name
The early 20th century had a remarkable impact on human kind, creating ripples in the continuum of history that are still felt in modern times. The biggest and by far the most remarkable event was World War 1. It's main trigger being the assassination of Archduke Franz the war began tragic and tense. In an attempt to prevent Germany from becoming too powerful, other European joined powers for what was to be an exhausting and long battle of attrition. The war was essentially a huge chain of events, tracing back to the Franco-Prussian War and the actions of important people like Otto Von Bismarck.
Due to unfortunate circumstances, one of the assassins had the opportunity to shoot the Archduke since the driver had turned on the wrong road. Due to these nationalistic feelings between certain countries, World War I occurred since the collective consciousness among a nation’s people deeply impacted the rest of the world with its rebellion against a country. World War I was inevitable to occur since these people had seriously rebelled against a more powerful country and remained obstinate to continue their fight until they had achieved their desires. Eventually, other countries joined the conflict to side with either Austria-Hungary or the
Franz Ferdinand and Julius Caesar's deaths were closely similar at all besides the point that they both got assasinated. While Caesar was a great leader, he was disliked by some. To contrast Franz Ferdinand was disliked by many and this is what lead to his assassination. Julius Caesar's death took place because he was dislike by most of the representatives of Rome, and this lead to him being killed by one of his closest friends in Brutus. In contrast, Franz was already feared and disliked by many and this lead to Gavrilo Princip to be ordered by the Black Hand to kill him.
World War 1 was the first global conflict as it was a struggle between the leading world powers in Europe that had colonised the 19th century. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Bosnia, heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne was a major trigger factor that led to the World War breaking out. It initially began as a European quarrel caused by the rivalry between nations which led to a series of mobilisations. In addition, there were many other vital factors to consider and these include Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliances and Militarism. This essay will explain how the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 triggered a number of events that led to the outbreak of World War 1.