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In Fletcher? Under the leadership of Joseph I, the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary formed a dual empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which, together with other components of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, remained one of the most powerful nations in the world. Moreover, it formed the closest military-political alliance with the German Empire.

Although, the contradictions in the country are acute and there are many problems. But as one of the great powers, Austria-Hungary still wanted to expand abroad. The focus of their expansion was on the Balkans in the south. However, the Balkans are also the direction of expansion of the Russians. As a result, Austria-Hungary and Russia erupted into many conflicts over the Balkan Peninsula.

Austria-Hungary wanted to annex Serbia in the Balkans and further expand its territory in the Balkans. Russia, on the other hand, supported Serbia in the creation of a united, more powerful southern Slavic state.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Serbia, freed from Turkish rule, grew stronger in the Balkans and became the core of the Yugoslavs' struggle against foreign rule and national unity. The Yugoslavs in Bosnia and Herzegovina strongly demanded to break away from the rule of Austria-Hungary and merge with Serbia to form a unified Yugoslav state. The development of the movement for national unity in Yugoslavia, centered on Serbia, made the Habsburg rulers extremely uneasy.

Therefore, Austria-Hungary stepped up preparations for war aimed at the destruction of Serbia, and it was the Crown Prince Ferdinand and the Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff von Ferdinand who presided over the formulation of the war plan for the invasion of Serbia. Hertzendorf.

At that time, anti-Austrian propaganda and patriotic groups were already emerging in Serbia. In 1908, the "National Defense Association" was established, and in 1911, the "Black Coat Society" was established. These two organizations were influenced by anarchist currents in Europe represented by Bagunin and Kropotkin. The "National Defense Society" advocated guerrilla warfare to prevent the Austro-Hungarian Empire from annexing Serbia and recruiting and training volunteers. The "Mafia" advocates acts of terror, and its goal is "to realize the idea of the nation and to unify all Serbian nations".

In May 1914, the German Chief of Staff Moltke the Younger met with the Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff Hertzendorf to discuss war plans against Serbia. On 12 June, Archduke Ferdinand went to his castle in Konopistt to hold talks with Kaiser Wilhelm II to predetermine the course of action for the war, and they all agreed that Russia was in great domestic difficulties and could not intervene in the Balkan war. The Kaiser advised Austria-Hungary to take advantage of this favorable situation to attack Serbia. Wilhelm II also explicitly assured Archduke Ferdinand that Germany would come to Austria-Hungary's aid if Russia intervened in the Austro-Serbian conflict.

With the strong support of Germany, Austria-Hungary decided to hold large-scale military exercises in Sarajevo, Bosnia, near the Serbian border. The date was chosen on June 28, the anniversary of the conquest of Serbia by the Turks (June 28, 1386). With Serbia as an imaginary enemy, two corps were dispatched, and Archduke Ferdinand and his wife decided to personally visit Saravo.

This action of Austria-Hungary greatly angered the Serbian nationalists, and the "Mafia" and the local Bosnian secret nationalist group "Young Bosnia" drew up plans to assassinate Ferdinand. The Serbian government had already discovered the assassination of Ferdinand and opposed it, fearing that the incident might lead to dire consequences, because Serbia could not resist the Austro-Hungarian attack, and Russia had not yet completed the reorganization of the army, and it was impossible to provide Serbia with strong assistance.

The Serbian Government tried to prevent the Mafia from leaving the country, but border guards linked to the Mafia allowed them to cross the border into Bosnia without any problems. The Government of Serbia, through its Minister to Austria-Hungary, also alerted the Austro-Hungarian Government to the danger to Archduke Ferdinand's life if he went to Bosnia. But the Austro-Hungarian government ignored this warning.

After the exercise, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife entered the city in an open-top car. Although, Archduke Ferdinand was already aware of the danger he might encounter. Therefore, the guards were deliberately strengthened. But what he didn't expect was that his behavior this time was still death.

As the convoy drove through the streets, the crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers. Archduke Ferdinand was very satisfied with this. He looked forward to the day when Austria-Hungary would be able to annex Serbia and dominate the Balkans.

It's just that he didn't realize that the crisis had come. Among the cheering crowd were several Assassins from Serbia.

Suddenly, an Assassin followed the crowd towards the car and threw a bomb at the car not far from it.

"Boom!" Bomb exploded. The cheering crowd panicked.

"Protect Your Highness!" The commander of the guard shouted. The soldiers surrounded the convertible in which Archduke Ferdinand was riding.

Fortunately, Archduke Ferdinand's luck seemed to be better, and the bomb did not kill him, but only scratched him.

After the initial panic, Archduke Ferdinand calmed down.

"I'm fine, the parade continues!" Archduke Ferdinand ordered.

He thinks that after this assassination, he should be safe.

"Your Highness, we will go to the hotel soon, I have to be responsible for your safety!" The commander of the guard refused this request from Archduke Ferdinand.

Archduke Ferdinand thought about it, but took the guard's suggestion.

The convoy began to change direction and was ready to return to the hotel. However, at this time, the crisis came again.

When the car of the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife came to a corner, another member of the secret order, 19-year-old Princip, rushed forward and opened fire on the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Several gunshots rang out, and Princip ran out of bullets from his pistol. And Archduke Ferdinand and his wife have fallen in a pool of blood at this moment.

"Oh God! Protect the Grand Duke and capture that assassin! "The guards are in disarray.

When they surrounded Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, they found that at this moment Archduke Ferdinand and his wife had lost signs of life. Archduke Ferdinand's eyes widened, as if he could not believe that he would die like this. All his ambitions were now in vain.

Of course, Archduke Ferdinand did something even more unexpected, because his death detonated the world war. All major countries were involved in the war, and tens of millions of people died in the war.