Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand was born in the city of Graz on December 18, 1863. After his cousin and father died, he became the heir to the throne of Austria- Hungary. His uncle, Franz Joseph, was the current emperor of the Austrian- Hungarian Empire. He was married to Sophie, the Duchess of Hohenberg. In the southern portion of Austria-Hungary was a region called Bosnia. Many of the Bosnians wanted to have their own country and not be under the rule of Austria-Hungary
weapons. Nationalism: Much of the origin of the war was based on the desire of the Slavic peoples in Bosnia and Herzegovina to no longer be part of Austria-Hungary but instead be part of Serbia. But in a more general way, the nationalism of the various countries throughout Europe contributed not only to the beginning but the extension of the war in Europe. Each country tried to prove their dominance and power. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: In June 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated him and his wife while they were in Sarajevo, Bosnia which was part of Austria-Hungary. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of this region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This assassination led to Austria- Hungary declaring war on Serbia. When Russia began to mobilize due to its alliance with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia
Edward VIII fell in love with an American divorcee, but he couldn´t marry her, because it was forbidden in Britain to marry a divorced person. Edward chose love over duty and gave the throne to his brother Albert. Edward and his loved one lived in exile for years, but now they are buried together in a royal family tomb near Windsor. World War I 1914 - 1918 Spark / sp:k / süütama Archduke / :tdju:k / ertshertsog Trench / trent / kaevik Proclamation / prkl'men / väljakuulutamine Bombardment / bm'b:dmnt / pommitus Inaugurate / 'n:gjret / pühitsema, pidulikult tähistama Annex / 'æneks / liitma, liidetuks jääma World War I broke out because of an assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war was thought to end quickly, but it lasted for four years during which over ten million people were killed.
intercept the radio messages of her arch-rival Italy in 1908. In 1911, with the Italo-Turkish conflict, Captain Andreas Figl became the chief of a newly formed cryptanalytic bureau that was to do remarkable work. Other nations remained ignorant. England, Germany, and Russia made no preparations whatsoever for military radio intelligence. It was about their only failure in readying for the expected conflict. Finally, in an obscure corner of the Balkans, someone helpfully slew an archduke, and the nations leaped recklessly into the bloody cockpit of war. 8. Room 40 BEFORE DAWN on the morning of August 5, 1914, the first day of a world war that was to convulse country after country and to end the lives of millions, an equipment-laden ship slid quietly through the black and heaving waters of the North Sea. Off Emden, where the Dutch coast joins the German, she dropped some grappling gear overboard with a dull
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