Lv Haifeng
In other words, at the very moment of the intersection of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the capitalist countries began to enter a period of imperialism. One of the most distinctive features of this period was the frequent occurrence of wars. Even, just because of a single assassination in Sarajevo, it sparked a massive war between the imperialist countries of the world. So, what's going on here? Let's take a look.
First, let's move our attention to June 28, 1914, at 10:00 a.m., when an extremely luxurious chauffeur pulled into Sarajevo Station. The man on this train was the eminent Francis. Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Duchess Sophie. Of course, more importantly, this grand duke was the crown prince of Austria.
Well, Grand Duke Francis of Austria. How did Ferdinand end up in Sarajevo? It turned out that Ferdinand had just finished a military exercise and had come here to make a special inspection. Because Austria and Hungary had merged into a powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire and occupied Bosnia by force a few years earlier. Even Crown Prince Ferdinand fantasized about bringing Serbia, which borders Bosnia, into the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Apparently, this ambition of Ferdinand immediately provoked strong resentment from many Serbian nationalists against him. As a result, a Serbian military group drew up a very detailed plan for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, in order to get rid of Archduke Ferdinand as soon as possible. So, on this day, 7 patriotic young people of Serbia were ambushed in advance at the junction of The Grand Duke Ferdinand's motorcade.
Then, just after arriving at 10 a.m., six cars slowly left Sarajevo station and headed for Sarajevo City Hall. However, since it was a Sunday and the crowds in the streets were bustling, Archduke Ferdinand did not allow his army to enter the city in order to maintain his good image. There were only a few gendarmes and policemen on the streets to maintain order, which led to the fact that Archduke Ferdinand's security measures were so-so and confusing. And this also provides a perfect opportunity for assassins.
Thus began an assassination that shocked the history of the world. Although the first assassination was unsuccessful, the second assassination, a young man, suddenly appeared in front of the Ferdinands' car and killed them both with a small pistol. Of course, this assassination was not all joy for Serbia. When the news spread, the Serbian prime minister was stunned and stunned.
Later, despite the serbian prime minister's great peace efforts, a great war inevitably broke out. On this day, the Emperor of Austria-Hungary officially declared war on Serbia on the grounds that the crown prince was killed by the Serbs, and at noon one day, the inhabitants of Serbia were killed by shelling more than 5,000 people at once.
Then, along with the declaration of war on Serbia by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the imperialist countries issued ultimatums to some of their opponents out of the needs of their own interests. For example, first Russia issued a general mobilization for war, then Germany issued a warning to Russia, followed by Germany, as an ally of Austria-Hungary, officially declared war on Russia on the night of the day, a warning to Belgium the next day, and a declaration of war on France on the third day. Apparently, for a time, the capitalist countries of Europe were involved in this war within a few days, and the First World War broke out.
In short, why did the assassination in Sarajevo become the trigger for the First World War? That is: there would have been no World War I without the Sarajevo assassination.