Articles related to "Archduke Franz Ferdinand"

June 28, 1914: a Serbian nationalist shot and killed Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Though many long range causes existed, this event would launch WWI.

In 1914, Europe was a powder keg waiting for a spark to ignite it. The spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Black Hand terrorists

The death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife starts the First World War and leads to nine million deaths.

This exhibition marks the 90th anniversary of the Armistice and looks at the experiences of 90 individuals, showing how the Great War affected their lives.

The assassination on June 28, 1914 of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparked World War I.

Like Theodore Roosevelt before him, Woodrow Wilson saw the President as the personal representative of the American people.

In 1914, in what many called "The Great War," Canada joined Britan and her allies in a fight that was supposed to be the war to end all wars.

Bosnia and Herzegovnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia are countries that once made up Yugoslavia.

In 1911 a group of men formed a secret terror society officially styled Union or Death but commonly called the Black Hand.

In July 1914 Russian and Austrian orders for a general mobilization started the process that took millions of men to the battlefield in a prolonged and bloody war.

Franz Joseph was destined to reign for 68 years but by the end of one of the longest reigns in European history, his empire would be on the verge of total destruction.

Antimilitarist, defender of Alfred Dreyfus and active supporter of the miners of Carmaux, Jean Jaurès was one of the most beloved pre war socialist leaders.

With a last subtle gasp the flags of Austria's last fleet has been furled

Want to get to know the Vienna not on any guided tour? Check out some of these lesser-known destinations to feel more like a local than a tourist.