heartbroken and put to a cruel death for one, and a life-long commitment to a mental institution for the other. The story starts in 1864 when Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and Archduchess Maria Charlotte, both of royal blood, were appointed Emperor and Empress of Mexico by Napoleon III of France. Ferdinand was the son of Archduke Franz Karl, the ruler of Austria, and related by blood or marriage to every ruling family in Europe. Charlotte was daughter of King Leopold of Belgium, cousin of Queen Victoria
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Alsace and Lorraine from Germany | Russia | Tsar Nicholas II (1894-1917) Monarchy | Britain, France | Rivals with Austria for control of the Balkans Strained relations with Britain. | Triple Alliance | Germany | Kaiser William II (1888-1918) Constitutional Monarchy | Italy, Austria- Hungary. | Rivals with France over Alsace, Britain over her navy. | Austria- Hungary | Kaiser Franz Joseph (1848-1916) Constitutional Monarchy | Italy, Germany | Rivalry with Russia over the Balkans, Territorial
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The essay is divided into two main sections; it will first consider the long term causes of World War I. The long term causes of the war are complex and it is difficult to look at the long term causes without looking at the short term causes. Which leads on to the second section of my essay, which is short term causes of World War I. This is because you cannot look at one cause insolation from the other. It will then go on to describe the four main reasons for the long term causes for the war, these
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From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (June 28, 1914) to the Austro-Hungarian declaration of war on Serbia, European prosperity began to falter. This continues with the destruction of the war that eventually brought down four empires. According to threeworldwars.com, the approximation
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Background on WWI World War One was one of the most defining moments in military and political history which would forever alter the world and set the stage for a multitude of events. This conflict, as all historical events usually occur, was a conglomeration of events that resulted in the loss of over eight and a half million souls, shattered states, and a true test of military capabilities. The alliances formed during this volatile period, in conjunction with the clashing personalities of the
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Assignment 1 Upon reading Woodrow Wilson's 14 points speech, i've found multiple points that directly relate to the war and the war's outbreak.Points two, seven, eight, and eleven are the ones that I've found to be the most important. Point two directly relates to the involvement of the United States in this war. When Woodrow Wilson said "Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war..." he is referring to the Germans sinking of the Lusitania
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War was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, on June 28, 1914. He was assassinated by a Yugoslavian nationalist for the Kingdom of Serbia. The assassination flared up a war between the two countries, each having pacts and alliances with greater powers. Allied to Serbia were Russia, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Japan, also known as the Entente Powers. Fighting with Austria-Hungary was Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey
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assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Although Italy had also been a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary, it did not join the Central Powers, as Austria-Hungary had taken the offensive against the terms of the alliance.[7] These alliances were reorganised and expanded as more nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the
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WORLD WAR I DEFFINATIONS Part 1 Europe was keen for a war, and after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir of the throne of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo, Serbia, was the major trigger – or excuse – for the outbreak of the war. The assassinator was Gavrilo Princip, a member of the nationalistic Serbian group “Black Hand”. Ferdinand’s assassination resulted that Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an impossible ultimatum. This also resulted to the “July Crisis”, which was
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World War 1 and the Axis forces of World War 2, were Germany, Hungry (formally Austria-Hungry after WW1), and Italy. The beginnings of the wars, however, were very different. The first war was declared after an Austria-Hungary prince named Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was allied with Germany, was assassinated by a Serbian radical. First Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia then France declared war on Austria-Hungry causing Germany to declare war on France and so on. By the time the first
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