Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand from "summary" of Outbreak of the First World War by David Stevenson
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. The archduke, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist. The assassination was a significant event that ultimately led to the outbreak of the First World War. The assassination itself was a result of complex political tensions and rivalries in the Balkans at the time. Bosnia was a contested region, claimed by both Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Serbian nationalists, who sought to create a Greater Serbia, viewed the archduke as a symbol of Austrian oppression and sought to eliminate him. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was not initially seen as a trigger for war. Austria-Hungary saw the event as an opportunity to assert its authority in the Balkans and issued a list of demands to Serbia. Known as the July Ultimatum, these demands were intention...
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