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World War I Section #2—The Spark

World War I Section #2—The Spark. Chris Anderson Randolph-Henry High School. Problems arising in the Balkans will lead to the beginnings of World War I Nationalistic ideas will culminate into an explosion of bloodshed The Balkans were know as the “powder keg” of Europe.

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World War I Section #2—The Spark

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  1. World War ISection #2—The Spark Chris Anderson Randolph-Henry High School

  2. Problems arising in the Balkans will lead to the beginnings of World War I • Nationalistic ideas will culminate into an explosion of bloodshed • The Balkans were know as the “powder keg” of Europe

  3. Trouble in the Balkans • Early 1900s, a myriad of ethnic groups existed in the Balkans • The largest group were the Slavs • The Slavs were the majority of the Austria-Hungarian population • Although the largest group in Austria-Hungary, the Slavs did not share equal rights with the Austrians or the Hungarians

  4. In the areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, nationalism among the Slavs ran very high • These Austria-Hungarian Slavs living in Bosnia and Herzegovina wanted to join with the Slavic nation of Serbia • These A-H Slavs did have some support from Czar Nicholas II of Russia • Nicholas II supported the Slavs’ idea but was not prepared to militarily help the A-H Slavs against the Triple Alliance • Nicholas tells the Slavs and Serbians to accept the status-quo

  5. Serbian radicals do not heed the Russian Czar’s advice • Many nationalistic groups begin to arise all over Serbia and Slavic regions of Austria-Hungary

  6. June 28, 1914: the Austria-Hungarian emperor’s nephew (also heir to the throne)--Archduke Franz Ferdinand--traveled to Sarajevo, Bosnia

  7. Ferdinand had planned on giving the Slavs in Bosnia and other regions voice—equal to that of the Austrians and Hungarians—in the A-H government • The Archduke and his wife had come to Sarajevo to deliver the news to the people • A large parade was held in the Archduke’s honor • Seven (7) assassins were stationed along the parade route to assassinate the Archduke • These assassins were part of a Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand (aka. The Union of Death)

  8. The first assassin fired and missed • The car with the Archduke will take a wrong turn and the Archduke and his wife will be killed by 19 year old GavrilloPrincip

  9. Princip used a weapon modeled after the American Model 1911 semi-automatic pistol

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