The war took place in Europe as its battle grounds. It started with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in the year 1914 during his travels to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. Bosnia was in the very south-east corner of the Austrian empire and some people there wanted to be independent from Austria and set up their own state which could run itself. Franz Ferdinand had been warned that his visit could provoke trouble but he ignored this advice and visited Sarajevo regardless. As was common at the time, he travelled in an open topped car.
In 1448 Dracula managed to briefly seize the Wallachian throne with Turkish support. Within two months Hunyadi forced Dracula to surrender the throne and flee to his cousin, the Prince of Moldavia, while Hunyadi once again placed Vladislav II on the Wallachian
His last aim was the succession. Henry would need a male heir so as to secure the throne for the Tudors. The first of Henry’s aims to be completed was to start the differentiation between himself and his father. In April 1509, just as he had become ruler, he had two of his father’s most powerful men arrested; Edmund Dudley and Richard Empson, and a year later the two were executed. Henry had done this so he could abolish the Council Learned in Law, meaning that he could cancel 175 bonds his father had put in place with his Nobles.
Catherine sought to westernize Russia and Frederick used war to bring together Prussia. Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great successfully increased their country’s power through war. Catherine the Great finished the Russo-Turkish wars Peter the Great started, gaining the Black Sea and weakening the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Jassy in 1792 gave the Yedisan region to Russia and legitimized Russia’s claim to Crimea. Frederick fought Austria for Silesia igniting the First Silesian War in 1740 to 1742.
* Get Serbians living in Bosnia, under Serbian rule. * Guards at Bosnian borders arranged to be Black Hands members so it was easier for other members to pass without arrest * Planned death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Underlying Issues: * Austrians (had Bosnia under her rule) feared the Black Hands would start a rebellion * Suspected Serbian government was helping the rebels * Politicians in Austria advised Emperor Franz Joseph to declare war * Newspaper announced the ARCHDUKE’S Visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia * Foolish because: 1. Arrival was on the National Day of Serbian people - tensions against Austrians was bound to be high. 2. Gave exact date – Black Hands members planned the assassination of Austria’s next heir.... * 19 Year Old Black Hands leader – Gavrilo Princip trained 6 teenage students to use guns and bombs on the day of Archduke Ferdinand’s
The powerful European Empires, such as Russia, began seeing that serfdom was the way to keep their empire stronger and to keep competition to see which empire was better. Prior to the arrival of serfdom in Russia, Russian Peasants lived a ordinary life, but when the destruction from the Tartars in the 13th Century occurred, many Russian Peasants became homeless and began living in lands owned by wealthy Russians. By the end of the 16th century, half of the Russian Peasant population became under control by the landowner, but most were owned by Tsars and religious foundations. The reason for this was to reestablished the Russian institution, which is the feudal system. Russian Serfdom became quite different from the other serfdom's done in Europe and other places.
From the 1450s to the 1750s, powerful empires including the Spanish maritime empire and the Russian empire rose. With these powerful empires also rose systems of forced labor. The Spanish empire grew to include the Americas, and the Russian Empire took control of territory lost to the Mongols prior to the 1750s. Both the Spanish settlers in the New World and the Russian Nobility needed labor for commercial purposes, but the encomienda system gave the settlers the right to demand labor from natives, whereas Russian serfdom were comprised of peasants who fell into debt and were forced to become laborers to the large estates owned by nobles to repay their debt. The intentions of both the encomienda system and system of Russian serfdom were the same, however, they differed in the foundation and functionality.
John (Jack) O’Connell American C. II P. Galgano 08/15/12 U.S. entry and efforts in WW1 When World War 1 erupted in 1914. Woodrow Wilson announced on August 4th, 1914 that the U.S. would stay out of the controversy and remain a neutral role in World War 1. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire by Serbia ignited the domino affects that lead the U.S. into WW1. The Austria-Hungary Empire had the Triple Alliance with Germany and Italy. Germany at the time was the most powerful single country in Europe, but it’s weak allies required Germany’s support on their various fronts.
On April 6th 1917 the United States entered into WW1, which would be known as one of the worst wars in history. WW1 began in 1914 when a Serbian nationalist murdered Duke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungarian empire. At this point in time Europe was divided into two main alliances. The Triple entente, France, Britain, and Russia, and the Triple alliance of Germany, the Austria-Hungary Empire and Italy. After the attack on the archduke, Germany pledged to support the Austro-Hungarian government in its retaliation to the assassination.
The Allied powers wanted to try Kaiser Wilhelm II for War crimes but were unable to as he abdicated then escaped to The Netherlands in exile. This would be the end of the German Empire. With Emperor Franz Joseph dying during World War One, the Throne would go to Charles. He would write a proclamation recognizing the Austrian people's right to determine the form of the state and relinquish administrating the country but hoped to remain emperor. The Austrian parliament banished him unless he renounced his claims to the