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assassination of the archduke franz ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip (1895-1918) was a Serbian nationalist who became the catalyst for World War I when he assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The murder started a chain reaction that led to the beginning of the war only one month later. -
weapon of Garvirlo princip
Model 1910 Browning semiautomatic pistol was used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand and precipitate World War I. On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot and killed the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archwas used by Gavrilo Princip to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand and precipitate World War I. On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot and killed the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
chain reaction that led to the WW1
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia which led to Russia mobilizing, followed by Germany declaring war on Russia, which led to Germany invading Belgium, followed by Germany declaring war on France, followed by Britain declaring war on Germany. This chain started with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and all of these powers were pulled into WWI by treaties and alliances made with other European powers. -
austria hungary declares war on serbia
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
germany declares war on russia
On August 1, 1914, four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, two more great European powers—Russia and Germany—declare war on each other; the same day, France orders a general mobilization. The so-called “Great War” that ensued would be one of unprecedented destruction and loss of life, resulting in the deaths of some 20 million soldiers and civilians and the physical devastation of much of the European continent.
