Franz Ferdinand

(noun)

Franz Ferdinand (December 18, 1863 – June 28, 1914) was an Archduke and, from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo by Serb nationalists precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy) and the Allies (Serbia, Russia, France and Britain) to take sides against each other in what became World War I.

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Examples of Franz Ferdinand in the following topics:

  • The European Crisis

    • In the summer of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was on a trip to the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia, the region of the empire bordering Serbia.
    • Ferdinand’s killing sparked a month of diplomatic maneuvering among Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France, and Britain called the "July Crisis."
    • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a series of war declarations across Europe, ultimately leading to World War I.

  • Art Movements of the 1920s

    • The work of Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch’s famous 1893 painting, The Scream, are thought to have influenced Expressionists, who counted among their numbers painters such as Wassily Kandinsky, Erich Heckel and Franz Marc, as well as dancer Mary Wigman.

  • The Expansion of Europe

    • Portugal, under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, attempted to send ships around the continent of Africa, and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain hired Christopher Columbus to find a route to the East by going west.
    • After several approaches to the Italian, English, and Portuguese monarchies, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain finally decided to give Columbus a chance, despite the counsel of their advisers.
    • King Ferdinand thought Columbus might find something that could give the Spanish an opportunity to compete with their neighbor and rival Portugal.

  • Ida B. Wells

    • Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, and with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L.

  • The Election of 1948

    • A whistle stop train tour campaign speech delivered in Keyser, WV from Observation car platform of the Ferdinand Magellan.

  • Social Criticism

    • Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862–March 25, 1931) was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, and (along with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L.

  • The Exploration of Christopher Columbus

    • Columbus, desperate to repay his investors, failed to realize that Isabella and Ferdinand did not plan to follow or allow Portuguese slavery policy in this respect.

  • The Banana Wars

    • In 1882, Ferdinand de Lesseps started work on a canal, but by 1889, the effort had experienced engineering challenges caused by frequent landslides, slippage of equipment, and mud, and resulted in bankruptcy.

  • Washington and DuBois

    • Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an African American journalist, newspaper editor and, with her husband, newspaper owner Ferdinand L.