Assassination at Sarajevo :: Essays Papers

Assassination at SarajevoImportant Places/Dates of event April,1914- Narodna Obrandna recieves paper that says that Francis Ferdinand will be access to Sarajevo on June 28, 1914Sarajevo-June28, 1914- Francis Ferdinand and Sofia Chotek are assassinatedJuly 23- Austria sends ultimatum to Serbian leadersJuly 28-Austria declares war on SerbiaAugust 1, 1914- Germany declares war on RussiaAugust 2, 1914- Germany asks for free transit in Belgium Belgium refuses, only Germans enter anywayAugust 3, 1914- Germany declares war on FranceAugust 4, 1914- Germany admits to violation of Belgian rights, promises to mend order after warOctober 12, 1914- Gavrilo Princips trialKey Idnividuals/RolesFrancis Joseph- emperor of Austria-HungaryFrancis Ferdinand Archduke, successor to the thone assassinatedSofia Chotek- Francis Ferdinands wife assassinatedGavrilo Princip-assassin and revolutionary terroristDescription/Summary of EventOf all the European rulers at the time, none was probably more unlucky or unhappy as Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria-Hungary. Francis Josephs brother Maximillian was killed by a Mexican firing squad, his sister-in-law went insane, his wife was killed by an anarchist, and his son had either committed suicide or was murdered along with his mistress. As if this wasnt enough on Sunday June 28,1914 Francis Josephs nephew and heir was assassinated along with his wife in Sarajevo.The assassin at Sarajevo was a 19-year-old man named Gavrilo Princip, a member of Narodna Obrandna, which was a secret Serbian patriotic-terrorist group. This groups goal was to restore Serbia back to the way it used to be and becoming free of Austrian rule. In April of 1914 Narodna Obrandna accepted a piece of paper saying that Francis Ferdinand will be coming to Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The Serbs saw this event as an insult and an opportunity. June 28 is day in the hearts of all Serbs called Vidovnan. On this day the Turks conquered the old Serb solid ground at the b attle of Amsefelde in 1389. It also was the day during the 2nd Balkan war when Serbian armies took revenge on the Turks. Francis Ferdinands visit on this day make Serbians mad but it meant something totally different for the Narodna Obrandna. They saw this as an opportunity to kill Francis Ferdinand and start the revolutionary movement against Austria-Hungary. From the date Narodna Obrandna received the paper telling of the event, to a few days before they prepared the assassination. The guns and hand grenades were bought from Major Tankosic, a leader of a Serbian radical group.