Archives for: "June 2014"
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Archeduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are killed in Sarajevo
June 28th, 2014
On June 28th, 1914, Archeduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed by an assasination team lead by Danilo Ilić of Young Bosnia, and organized by Black Hand leader Dragutin Dimitrijević.
Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the mulit-national… more »
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The Franco-Prussian War
June 3rd, 2014
Of all the events that could be called instrumental in the start of the Great War, the Franco-Prussian war was one of the main causal factors that made at least a limited conflict between Germany and France a possibility. In 1870 the second French… more »
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The Austro-Hungarian Empire
June 3rd, 2014
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was one of the lesser known participants in the Great War. The Holy Roman Empire was developed at the same time as the Frankish Empire (which would become France in the middle ages) with the crowning of Charlemagne by Pope… more »
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The Grand Fleet
June 3rd, 2014
The British Navy in 1914 consisted of an array of ships, the most important of which where the 41 Battleships* and the 4 Battlecruisers of the soon-to-be-formed Grand Fleet. This fleet was tasked with the most important job given to the Royal Navy,… more »