Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination


  June 28th 1914
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand


  • Heir to the Austrian Empire
  • Visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia
• Serbian terrorist organisation

  • Known as the Black Hand movement
• First phase of the assassination


  1. Attacked the car with grenades, but failed

  2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand decided to visit the injured men at the hospital

  3. Route took him straight past a waiting assassin named Gavrilo Princip

  4. Gavrilo Princip killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
• what was the crisis developing to the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

  Austria-Hungary was furious with Serbia as a terrorist organisation from their country had managed to kill the heir throne
• what was the second phase of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination?

  -Austria-Hungary backed by their ally Germany told Serbia to begin an investigation into the assassination and take steps to eliminate all nationalist, anti-Imperialist groups. -The ultimatum was served to Serbia on July 23rd 1914 and they were given 48 hours to decide whether or not to accept the terms. -Serbia immediately appealed to their ally, Russia, for support. Russia began to mobilise its troops in preparation for potential war against Austria-Hungary
• What was the crisis developing to the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination?

  The crisis had pushed Austria-Hungary and Germany on a path to war against Russia. It was this action which would spark off the July Crisis and lead to the outbreak of the First World War