SRA 231 Study Guide - Final Guide: Balkan Wars, Serbian Nationalism, South Slavs
Document Summary
Historic decision analysis paper of the causes of ww1. Purpose statement: this paper provides a summary of the key decision points that. Resulted in the start of world war 1. The first world war took place in 1914 due to the historical assassination of archduke franz. Ferdinand as well as his wife by a serbian nationalist known as gavrilo princip. Gavrilo princip was part of the serbian nationalist organization, the black hand. This is still referred to as the most important cause of the war, but far from the only factor. Germany, britain, austria-hungary, and russia) had been creating diplomatic clashes and constantly changing the balance of power in europe since 1867. The key long-term decision points leading to the foundations for this war were the strife amongst the great powers, as manifested by the perceived breakdown of the european power balance, territorial disputes, complex alliances and greed.
