Europe 1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Political map of Europe & the Mediterranean on 28 Jun 1914 (Imperial Europe: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand), showing the following events: Treaty of Constantinople; Assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

29 Sep 1913Ottoman Empire &
Bulgaria make peace

28 Jun 1914Austrian Archduke
assassinated

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

2 Jan 1878 Great Eastern Crisis 17 Mar 1878 Treaty of San Stefano 20 Oct 1878 Aftermath of the Great Eastern Crisis 15 Nov 1884 Scramble for Africa 4 Jan 1894 Franco-Russian Alliance 19 Sep 1898 Britain's Splendid Isolation 8 Apr 1904 Entente Cordiale 31 Mar 1906 Tangier Crisis 7 Oct 1908 Bosnian Crisis 1 Jul 1911 Agadir Crisis 17 May 1912 Italo-Turkish War 23 Apr 1913 First Balkan War 31 Jul 1913 Second Balkan War 25 Sep 1913 Aftermath of the Balkan Wars 28 Jun 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Serbia's sudden expansion in the Balkan Wars increased tensions between it and Austria-Hungary, which had a significant Serb minority. On June 28, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb terrorist while visiting Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary quickly seized upon the assassination as an excuse to crush Serbia. However, while Austria-Hungary was backed by Germany, Serbia was supported by Russia, which in turn was allied to France.

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29 Sep 1913 Treaty of Constantinople ▲

The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria signed the Treaty of Constantinople in the Ottoman capital of Constantinople, bringing an end to their conflict beginning in the Second Balkan War. By the terms of the treaty, Bulgaria acknowledged the Ottoman reconquest of Edirne and surrounding area, while the Ottomans agreed to cede Western Thrace and end their support of the provisional government there. in wikipedia

28 Jun 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand ▲

On 28 June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne was visiting Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, when the imperial entourage was disrupted by a bomb attack. Later that day Franz Ferdinand and his wife traveled to visit those injured by the blast, but were both shot and mortally wounded when their chaffeur unwittingly stopped in front of the assassin Gavrilo Princip—a 19-year-old Bosnian Serb revolutionary who wanted to unite Bosnia with Serbia in a Yugoslav state. As the conspiracy to kill the Archduke had been orchestrated by members of the Black Hand secret society—an organization linked to the Serbian Army—Austria-Hungary held Serbia responsible for the attack. in wikipedia

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Europe 1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

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29 Sep 1913 Treaty of Constantinople ▲

28 Jun 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand ▲

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