The Bullet that Started WWI
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So Princip was to blame for World War I. Or… was it the driver Leopold Lojka who took the wrong turn? The passengers who did not tell Lojka of the new route? Perhaps, it was Ferdinand for wanting to console the injured? Or, the policemen for reacting too slow? Count Harrick who lended his uncovered limousine? Danilo ilić who gave the tools and the instructions to the assassins? Or perhaps, those who had been calling for a preventive war against Serbia for years, like the Austrio-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph, General Conrad von Hötzendorf, and Berchtold? The Serbian Prime Minister Pašić for not censoring newspapers celebrating the assasination? Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German government for giving their war approval to the Habsburgs? The aggressively long arms race of the European powers since the 1890s? The extraordinary industrial, demographic, cultural, political, imperial, nationalist preconditions of the previous decades? ‘Yes’.
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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
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Narrator:
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Fun fact:
The Armistice of WW1 began on 11/11/18.
Franz Ferdinand’s car license plate reads “A11 11 18”
Really spooky
Should've had his license plate be "I3ITCHES" instead of that date then.
Would've made things better.
Man November 2018 wasn't that long ago but it just feels so far away ;)
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Franz Ferdinand did not necessarily want a unified Austrian Hungarian empire. He wanted it dominated by Austrians . Even though it was the Austrian Hungarian empire he hated that the Hungarians controlled the eastern part or the empire . He also demanded that the Hungarian soldiers speak German. He even insulted his own Hungarian guards for not speaking German. The Austrians were furious about Ferdinand’s death but many Hungarians didn’t care because of his treatment of them . Many Hungarians were also angry the Austrians dragged them into a world war.
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I guess that explains why he wasn't popular by other Austro-Hungarian officials, in the first place. I always figured their outrage was somewhat "fake" so they can use this as an excuse to declare war with Serbia.
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this is not a gta vid.
I didn't know that until now. I wonder how many more facts about this war got left out of the history books.
Arch duke: *survived assassination attempt*.
Also arch duke: "let’s keep driving through this town of disgruntled people but with more unplanned detours"
Gavrilo Princip : *_“A Surprise To Be Sure, But A WELCOME ONE!!!”_*
Royalty often feel invulnerable.
@@aleksandarvil5718 the driver: hey I know him *puts on a single black glove* (lol if you know you know)
@@SJstackinbodys I don’t know tell me
@@aleksandarvil5718 Princip: "I am inevitable"
It's crazy how his jacket is still in a museum, bullet hole and blood stains still there. Humbling to see the first drops of blood in a war that would spill so much.
I've seen it and the car too it's a really humbling experience.
Right
Where is it
My buddy eric said the same thing
@@luisvega666 its in sarajevo, the museum (that shows the events happening in 1878-1918) is built right next to the place of assassination, and there is even a bridge named Princips bridge right next to the road on which archduke got shot
I found a rusted old FN 1910 in a lake here In France a couple of years ago. It turns out that three out of the four (or four out of the five) pistols were recovered and are accounted for in various museums around the world. . . It makes you wonder.
you found the weapon that started wwi congratulations
@@Stoic_sensei I read that it is in a museum.
Pistolj kojim je Gavrilo upokojio austrijsku svinju je u muzeju .
FN 1910 and 10/22 were very common in both France and Belgium a few decades ago. In that time, its weak(er than 9mm) ammunition was popular and, until the late 70's, it was easy to buy one in any gunshop.
The chances to find a pistol in an old french house are thin, but the chances that it's a FN 1910 are kinda high.
**sweats nervously** 👀
“How quickly they forget, that all it takes to change the course of history, is the will of a single man.” - Captain Price
1 good lie and a river of blood
thatwasmakerov
Too true, especially considering that the effects of this assassination, everything that followed after it, are felt even today, even if they aren't as easy to see
@@kaylkneasyle1724 they both say it
Is that a COD reference, just want to know, that is all
"From a shot that would change the world, tensions rise and a war is unfurled!"
Nothing like what had come before
It's the war that will end all war
Nothing like what had come before.
It's the War to End All Wars.
Will this war really end all wars?
Can a war really end a war?
Will this war bring another war?
It's the War to End All Wars!
@Jacki War was inevitable, all powers were ready for all kind of sparcks for start war
@@anamericancelt6534 Its finally here
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I once read an interesting theory that highest echelons of austrian government and military were aware of planned assasination and intentionally let it happen, because they detested Ferdinand's liberal plans for Bosnia and they could use it as a pretext to declare war on Serbia. One of the arguments for this is the fact that security during Archduke's visit was suspiciously poor.
Franz Josef himself didn’t even like Ferdinand. He was his last choice for heir. He wasn’t sad over his death, he just used it as a pretext.
Franz Ferdinand knew he would be shoot he told it to Zita
Huh perhaps like Kennedy
Not to mention, Franz purposely visited Sarajevo on 28th of June. That is the day of Vidovdan and it is to this day very important national day for Serbia because many historically-crucial events happened (Battle of Kosovo 1389, Serbian-Ottoman wars 1876-1878, Versailles Treaty 1918). Balkan wounds back then were very raw from dealing with Ottoman Empire, and Franz visiting Sarajevo on exactly that day combined with replacement of national minority identities with Austro-Hungarian one mentioned in video basically salted those wounds.
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Franz Ferdinand knew he would die
What some people forget is that Europe was on a breaking point of world war. With the rise of mobilization and colonization, Most of the major powers were afraid that they would lose the upper hand. Britain was a global super power, Germany had influence in Africa, Russia was modernizing, and France had interest in South East Asia. Even if The assassination did not happen, The Great War would of most likely happened in the 1900s. The assassination only rapidly progressed the pointless means of the first global war.
WW1: this'll be the war to end all wars
1939: WW2 starts
WW1 veterans: *visible confusion*
1945:Cold war starts.
WWll veterans:👁️👄👁️
@@mutav2166 1945: *Cold War starts*
1991: *Cold War ends*
Society: well it's about damn time
@@oliversherman2414 2023:WW3 starts
@@Masgraph17 how do you know?
@@oliversherman2414
2001: happens
2022: ah, here we go again
It's quite ironic and a bit funny in a dark way that it's the small things that change the course of history. Like if that one guy in the Soviet sub during the Cuban missile crisis authorized the launching of their nuclear torpedoes.
Butterfly fly effect in general. Also actions (wether big or small) have consequences.
Vasily Arkhipov, the man who saved the world.
@@AdamE96 and princip Phillip, a man who plunged the world into a century of war
The war would have started anyways, Gavrilo changed nothing.
@Safwaan the greatest of heroes often go unsung
I find it insane how a lone gunman in a relatively average town triggered a war that shifted the course of history.
Not exactly, this war would happen even if this murder never happened.
Great things have small beginnings.
and its crazy how all that ww1 really did, was just set the stage for ww2. That said ww1 is incredibly interesting. A bit more so than ww2, (which is pretty overrepresented in the media imo).
@@joaopedrobaggio4475 true but it was this shooting that started it
"How a lone gun man" Ignoring the fact that the group had multiple agents, all attempting to kill Franz, in the town, within streets of each other, makes him not a lone gunman.
Gavrilo Princip could of fired a 3rd shot but was tackled and his Fn M1910 pistol was taken from him he did manage to take cyanide but it failed to kill Him. At his trial he regretted killing Sophie Duchess but was proud of his actions.
@@robertbutchko5066 they oppressed Serbs and all Slavs for centuries
@@robertbutchko5066 the Habsburgs are the reason why the ottomans defeated other Balkan countries in the first place they refused to help Serbia and Romania and even sold canons to Turks and attacked Belgrade
Could've
he said that he did regret killing her but when told that she was pregnant he revoked that
@@robertbutchko5066 Or 1900, or 20th century or 21st century. Slaves oppress them selves even today by not uniting. What other Slaves?
Absurd the Archiduke didnt had to die that day:
- He was saved from the first attemp
- He was going to take a different route
- His car didnt have to stop right in front of Gavrillo
Too much of a coincidence.
Then millions died because of a contest of distances between family memebers.
You mean his driver shouldn't have made the turn at the Latin Bridge.
@@austria-hungary4981
_He was going to take a different route_ (to visit the hospital).
Think i covered it.
OUR SHADOWS WILL WALK AROUND VIENNA, WANDER AROUND THE COURT AND SCARE THE LORDS! I AM NOT DEAD. I AM WATCHING YOU! ~GAVRILO PRINCIP~
Totally agree
He took the same route, though, because General Potiorek, who was also in the car, forgot to tell the Czech driver to take a different route back. Also, Gavrilo suspected that they would come back and stayed in the area to look for them. It wasn’t all a coincidence.
What's hilarious is I visited the Latin bridge in Sarajevo, Bosnia today few hours ago which is the location of where the assassination took place, there were few memorials and paragraphs about the assassination.
There was also a footprint cemented on a slab showcasing where the assassin stood. I took a photo next to it :)
There was also a monument that tributed the Archduke. Built in 1914 after the assassination and demolished around 1918 or 1919, the monument was paid with respect by every year on June 28th with its last ever attendance in 1918.
Why is that hilarious?
@@alwaysOPEN4business because of the coincedance of Simple history releasing this video after I just came back from the assassination site
@@Sin1s_ter same lmao
I was there in mid June. It’s remarkable how insignificant it looks in spite of what happened. Didn’t notice the footprint, though.
Fun Fact:
The Hungarians aka the Hungarian part of the Empire didn't want to start a war and were against it even over the death of the Heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
That didn't really matter all that much during the Trianon treaty, did it ?
@@kent_hdd I guess not -.-
@@Anh2k5719 Oh hello there fellow đồng chí fancy meeting a country men here.
Also yeah i am guessing it the sort of a pay back since the last time the Hungarian said no of Austria helping Prussian and other German state in the Franco Prussian war.
This is why the Austrian should give up Hungary and some of it possession to join other German States to form another German Confederation to rival that of Prussia. Heck even in the Austrian part saying they said they felt they was more German any how.
@@Anh2k5719 and the Hasburg is The holy Roman emperor of those German states. Leaving every German state in Prussia hand is not a great move. Also the Austrian-Hungry empire is diversed that the army speal like 15 language at the same time. At least the Austrian can do it put a other royal of Hasburg house on throne of those separate country and make them as alliance to help Austria. Because even the Hungarian willing to offer the Hungarian crown for the Hasburg. Man the Balkan is truly a nightmare more than our south east Asia my country men.
Stories for children.
Hungarian army later committed war crimes against Serbian population, killing thousands.
Ww1: someone got shot
Ww2: someone didn't get shot
And both were from Austria
Everything from the the strart of both world wars, the invention of the atom bomb, to the cold war and even other event related to some of this stuff existed thanks to this bullet.
The technology we're using to type these messages are possible thanks to that bullet.
@@ryeguy7941 Not true, capitalism would have gotten us there eventually.
What world wars did was change the state of most colonies (especially in Africa), create superpowers, divide the world like never before and cause more wars
I heard that it's called the Seminal Tragedy, or something like that.
@@ryeguy7941 That's definitely true. The Cold War helped accelerate our technological discoveries, all for the purpose to try and destroy one another. Human beings are pretty weird, like that.
WW1 would happen anyways, this guy just sparked it. If this guy didn't kill him something else would start it.
Imagine how different the world would be if the Archduke’s car made a turn at a different intersection.
A-H would invaded Serbia anyway just little later.. also serbs gotta a right to unite all serbian speakers around Balkan just like germany and italy did.. and bosnia and croatia were still occupied by A-H so.. these two countries would fight 99% even if Gavrilo didn't shot Ferdinand..
WW1 would still happen, just months/years later.
WW1 was inevitable since 1871 and the Balkan wars of 1912-13
Alternate Universes belong in marvel not our weak imaginations😅
If you think about it, this is the bullet that altered the course of the 20th Century and led to where we are today in 2022.
-The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand sparked Serbia and Austria-Hungary to go to war, which caused all of Europe to erupt in conflict.
-The defeat of Germany and the Versailles treaty provided a catalyst for the rise of Hitler and the Third Reich.
-Hitler starts WWII.
-WWII ends with the defeat of Germany but with the division of Europe between the free West and communist eastern bloc. It also solidifies the United States as the most powerful country on Earth, and the Soviet Union as the second most powerful country on Earth, with the majority of the civilized world split in two between democracy and communism. WWII leads to the nuclear age and the Cold War.
-Israel is created in 1948 as a haven for Jews who survived the Holocaust.
-The Cold War ends in 1989-1991 with the dissolution of the USSR.
-Israel’s existence and the European decolonization after WWII
causes tensions in the Middle East, which sparks wars between the regional powers, (Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, etc)
-Desert Storm occurs in 1991, with the United States and allies establishing long-term bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
-U.S. presence in Saudi Arabia causes anti-Westernism in the Middle East and leads to the 9/11 attacks by al-Qaeda.
-Global War on Terror begins.
-Internal hardships of the USSR leads to the rise of Putin in Russia, which eventually leads to where we are today with the war in Ukraine.
-Tensions in the Middle East continue.
We are where we are today all because of Gavrilo Princep and his bullet. This is the Butterfly Effect.
I think the technical term is The Seminal Tragedy, if I remember right.
The sick part is that they told him about the war and all the destruction his actions brought upon the world. As I recall, his response? He didn't regret it at all... Then some time later he committed suicide (either shortly before or right after WWI ended). Makes you wonder...
@@Kamina.D.Fierce as far as I remember he was severely regretting it after seeing Serb soldiers imprisoned with him. They had told him about the destruction of their country and the death it caused.
@@Kamina.D.Fierce he didnt regret killing the archduke and he never commited suicide he died of tuberculosis right before the end of the war
Mind boggling how a Bosnian teenager, born in a peasant's hut, shaped the 20th century.
Awesome channel!! Keep up the great job, you can really see the hard work put into each video.
Its finally here
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I've been a fan for about 5 or 6 years now I love the content keep it up 👍
U joined youtube in 2021
Cap
Same and I agree.
@@emrekocak7931 He might’ve watched the channel before making his account.
@@emrekocak7931 I've had multiple accounts
I already know the story of what caused WWI but when Simple History explains it, it’s like hearing a whole new story.
"Naše će sjene hodati po dvoru, plašiti gospodu" - Gavrilo Princip
10:00 An important incident was left out of the story. Austria-Hungary was still seeking diplomatic solution when a Serbian transport steamboat, carrying Serbian reservists, strayed across the midline of the Danube, violating the border. Hungarian border guards fired warning shots, and the steamship corrected course. The incident was reported by the guard post. Their superiors added some drama to the story in their report, falsely stating that the steamship shot at the border post first. One level higher this was changed to an attempted landing by Serbian monitors. By the time the news reached Vienna, it seemed that Serbia is invading Hungary. This is why a retaliatory attack on Senta, and the destruction of the Danube's bridges was ordered. The rest is, literally, history.
安倍元総理が銃殺害事件が起こりました。
@@まこと-c5c No, without peanut sauce. Thank you.
@@まこと-c5c Yeah, former Japanese Prime Minister Abe (安倍総理) was also assassinated by a gunman. From there, the similarities end.
Senta ????????????????
In an interview with a psychiatrist Princip said he did not feel responsible for ww1, he thought it was inevitable.
He was right
Well, he DID actually kickstart the war by igniting the powder kegs that have been kept full, for a long time. But he was also right, in a way. The Great War was still inevitable. If we were to take the assassination out of the equation, something else could've triggered the war. My brother and I have had that discussion, for years. If not the assassination, something else would've triggered The Great War.
@@HelghastMerc yeah.. but, what?
Princip was technically correct. The powerful men who ruled those empires wanted war, especially Austria. Franz Joseph hated his nephew and was relieved to be rid of him. But the assassination was the perfect excuse for war.
The powder keg was ready to explode.
What a great time to post this. Currently It really feels like ww3 is just 1 gunshot away from beginning. 1 warning shot to an American plane visiting Taiwan and it could happen
nah, tensions are high again but us being one gunshot away from ww3 is exaggerating things.
so many shot fired in ukraine yet we are still fine.
@@No-mn9do Back then there is no nuclear only domino effect.
Now both of 2 exists so China won't risk that quickly.
@@No-mn9do have u look at twitter it's world war there everyday
"From a shot that will change the world,
Tensions rise as the war's unfold.
Nothing like what had come before,
It's the War that will End All Wars."
WW2:Hello there
I wonder who conspired it all?👃
SUS
The ultimate definition of, f around and find out
_"You abused our magic, took out Archduke Ferdinand and plunged the world into World War I!"_
*~ Wanda (Fairly Oddparents)*
(Puffs cigar) I didn't think anyone would bring that episode up in a long time.
Ah yes a remake version of the oldest Simple History video that they make
The boarders on the map made me die inside
Who would’ve known that two bullets being fired would end up with billions of bullets being fired
I remember when your channel first started, this was one of your first videos. It’s humbling to see how far you’ve come
Remember, before you when to help the Austrian Painter using a time machine, you must help the Serbians man first.
Me when I when to help
War would have happened anyway
The bullet that doomed hundreds of millions of lives and all of the world's empires
*Bullets
And?
Yeah...and the impact is felt even today, even if it isn't that easy to see
Yep the bullet and the man who single handedly changed and forever changed the course of human history in the 20th century and to this day the effects of that bullet are still felt and will continue to be felt well into the 21st and mabey even the 22nd century.
@@ninjaman815 i'm talking about the killing shot
The attention to detail is amazing. The buildings look just like in real life, the signatures, stamps, uniforms. Very well done!
TAsak1
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I can really say, you drew Sarajevo really nicely in this video. It really has a lot of history...
"Our shadow will walk in Vienna, wander in court, it will scare lords" Gavrilo Princips words
7:56 The license plate of the car where the Archduke was assassinated reads "Alll 118". From that car started World War 1. On the plate, it reads "118". World War 1 ended on November 11, 1918. The plate has the day, month, and year of the end of World War 1 "11", & "18". The 18 is also a Bible verse: Revelation 1:8. "... the beginning and the ending, ..."- Revelation 1:8
Quit smoking meth, kid.
Wow...
I had a feeling the bible was gonna be in the comments in some form
I am sure you can find a connection to the Great Pyramid of Giza too if you put your brilliant mind into it...
Who knows what would have happen if Franz Ferdinand wouldn't be assasinated and became the emperor of Austria-Hungary,I read some intersting facts about him and his reforms for the empire,but even with those reforms applied,I don't believe that this empire could survive,nationalism would have been stronger.
I mean Franz Ferdinand’s grandson still lives today so?
@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket that's corect,nationalism is the reason why countries like Italy,Germany and Romania(where I live) exist today,and many more.
@@youknowme1475 a future Federation of Central Europe maybe,I know that Franz Ferdinand wanted something like that.
@@ionut-valerserbanat3354 I personally think Karl Habsburg would be more suited for that role of reforming AH, after all he seemed way more progressive and open minded.
War would have broken out over something else. Everyone was itching for a fight. Too much was invested into armies that were siitting idle and an economic crisis was about to happen.
The Archduke was actually wearing
The best Bullet resistant vest money
Could buy at that time, when he and his wife was shot….. the shooter missed the body armor
How funny. He missed and shot his target
@@20_mihir48 the most ironic thing that could have happened. It was as if it was his day to go that day, the universe was determined dispite the
Substandard contractors for it to happen.
@@20_mihir48 he scored beautifully right in the neck
Kicker is that Gavrilo was a horrible shot.
Czechoslovakia: Write that down, write that down!
"From a shot that would change the world
Tensions rise and a war is unfurled
Nothing like what had come before
It’s the war that will end all war!"
- Sarajevo by Sabaton
Слава му и хвала.
Ubijen svaki treci srbin, pa Hvala mu na to!!
@@larimeister3836 i svaki drugi hrvalj i njegov gospodar! Hvala mu!
The most cursed map I've ever seen is from a history channel. 💀
The map is terrible
One shot, made millions of others fire
Franz Ferdinand: DIES (assassinated)
Austria: it's our chance
Russia: it's our chance
Germany: it's our chance
France: it's our chance
Italy: it's...our chance?
UK: Oh, Lord
USA: uh?
Please do a video on the battle of Delville wood. As a South African it would be truly amazing to see our troops remembered on this channel.
Thank you...
It makes me wonder if theyll remaster the "factions of WWII" series?
Make video about first allied battle victory in ww1 battle of Cer 1914!
Fact: before his nephew was assassinated, Emperor Franz Joseph I didn't have a happy life. His brother was executed in Mexico, his wife was assassinated in Italy, and his only son Prince Rudolf committed suicide with his mistress.
It would have been worse had it been Franz Joseph's rather than Rudolf's mistress.
1:07 What an amazing animation and attention to detail this channel has. This specific animation with the Austrians grabbing Bosnia and the Ottomans grabbing Bulgaria is a reference to the French Newspaper Article about their rivals.
Not sure about the accuracy of that pre-War map at 0:46 and 9:05
For real. Who made this???
The car and clothes that Archduke Franz Ferdinand wore are in the Vienna war museum I went there in July and saw it Ferdinand's uniform still has blood on it and there are rips in the uniform from surgeons trying to operate on him also noteworthy is if you look close enough you can see the bullet hole that killed him.
the shot that set the precedent for the 20th and 21st century
War would break up anyway
Time creeps with trembling pace,
And nothing new unfolds,
Today mirrors yesterday,
Tomorrow the same story told.
Instead of war's fierce embrace,
With battle trumpets' blare,
Here we languish in this place,
Chains clanking in despair.
Each day, life repeats,
Crushed, trampled, and confined.
I am no fool to accept defeats -
Such existence is death to my mind.
But rightly once spoke, in days yore,
Žerajić, the hawk of gray:
“He who yearns to live must die at the core,
And he who dares to die shall seize the day!”
It all started in my hometown Sarajevo few blocks from my home. Mind blowing.
Changed the world forever
I remember this been first thing taught for learning about the first World War in my last year of high school, miss the discussions the teacher would start up in class, some ended up being arguments and the view people gave of me having a cold and even cruel form of justice against certain politic groups and those who were tyrannical rulers
This bullet didn't just start world war one. It was the bullet that caused both world wars.
In 1914 Serbs were not a 'sizeable minority' in Bosnia, but were over 50% of the population. They are today a sizeable minority because of the mass m-rder of Serbs in WWI and in particular WWII.
'Our shadows will roam across Vienna, lingering in its courts and striking fear into the hearts of the nobility.' The Serbs have demonstrated to the world numerous times that regardless of a nation's size, it has the right to oppose an occupier, no matter how formidable, and to achieve liberation. This embodies the classic David versus Goliath narrative, symbolizing the spirit of freedom confronting an all-consuming empire. Hats off to Gavrilo, a man of PRINCIPle.
Assassin: proceeds to throw a grenade at the Duke.
Duke: *Missed
Fate: "You're free licence trial of Life is over."
Golobradi momak reče: “ Od Srbije ništa preče.Neće Srbin biti sluga, na Vidovdan ubiću ga!”
The beardless guy (Gavrilo Princip) said: “ Nothing is more important than Serbia, a Serb will not be a servant, on Vidovdan I will kill him .”
Not name "Black hand" that was "Young Bosnia" with Serbs and Muslims together
It’s sad to think that no one ever thinks about the children of Frank Ferdinand and his wife. Not only were they left as orphans, but their parents’ death became a turning point for one of the most infamous wars in history.
The oldest was the 13 year old daughter, then 2 younger brothers. It makes you wonder who had to break the news. (A bit like Caroline Kennedy who was playing in the White House awaiting her parents' return from Dallas). When Hitler seized power, Austria fell. The two princes dared speak out against Hitler. They were arrested but escaped by the skin of their teeth from Dachau.
You did a fantastic job of explaining the background leading up to the start of the First World War. It's very complicated, but in 10 minutes, you simplified it to the point that it is accurate and understandable. Quite a good job.
Franz Ferdinand according to the thumbnail "I wish I hadn't worn a watermelon. Now WW1 will begin."
Real talk: y’all think WW1 would’ve started without him or no?
Yes, it was inevitable
Yes. There was already too much going on. This was just the straw that broke the camels back.
100% absolutely. It was bound to happen
Yes!
If not Ferdinand Reason, There could had been any other reason which had sparked WW1 maybe a bit later
Yup
Europe was on the brink of war. Gavrilo Princip has nothing to do with that. It was merely an excuse to start the war.
@John Philip no, why?
Yes, he shoots the heir to the throne and his wife, but he has nothing to do with starting the war. What a load of crap. Of course there could have been other reasons, but in the end he was the reason!
Ferdinand openly called us pigs and that's why he got Serb'd
Yeah, 1/3 of your male population did so as well.
@@zaxxxppena strani smo pobednika
@@cope2217 Serbia doesn't count as a winner of ww1 lol. Serbia started the war but was irrelevant when it came to fighting.
I have noticed that this channel changed their history stuff up a bit, and on more less bits of the war. Still more detailed. I love it.
WW1 would break out eventually without this assasination
100Million+ Assist
The last words of Frank Ferdinand were reported to be along the lines of: “Live, Sophie! Live for our children!” She died before Franz did.
Not true..
@@stannis9966 Something like that was reported by Count Harrach who was in the car. He tried to help Ferdinand, who rapidly lost consciousness. Had he not died, it is possible he might have been paralyzed.
And Sophie like a realy women said: don't tell me what to do I qm not your servant.
No those were the last words he said to Sophie. His actual last words were "It's nothing" after having been asked if he was okay
The remaster of a classic
“Something isn’t it? One tiny piece of metal destroys everything.”
Think Willow from Buffy said it best, especially in this scenario!
your animation really improved since 4-5 yrs ago keep up the good content love this channel!
0:40 This is a great video but why is the map displayed so weird?? Why are parts of the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire not coloured? Why is the Sea of Marmara shown as land? Why does Romania own Bessarabia? It was Russian territory at the time.
At 1:10 you said that Bosna contain sizable Serbian minority. That is not true.
We are majority people in BiH until 1961.
After suffering in the First World War and the Second World War, we are slowly becoming a minority in our own state.
Bosnia is Serbian land
То бато
Sada znam zasto su mi govorili da se nikada ne drogiram...
@@barrettvonwulfmann5281 Tako je brate srbine muslimanske vjeroispovesti, nemoj se drogirat i pocni ucit istoriju ;) volimo vas
@@barbaronians Ljetopis matice Srpske, napisana 1825. godine govori:
“BOŠNJACI ŽIVE IZMEĐ DRINE, VERBASA, SAVE, DALMACIE I HEMA, ČISLOM (BROJEM) 450.000; ISPOVJEDAJU ILI ISLAM;ILI SU RIMOKATOLICI, ILI PRAVOSLAVNI.”
Nacertanije, napisano 1844. godine od strane Srpskog Ministra vanjskih poslova Ilije Garasanina govori:
"U Bosni žive BOŠNJACI muhamedanske, BOŠNJACI katoličke i BOŠNJACI naše, pravoslavne vere"
@@barrettvonwulfmann5281 Lijep pozdrav brate! Bosnjaci su u ovom kontekstu (postoje samo nekolicina pisanih izvora, od koja si ti naveo dva) koriste za denonim stanovnika bosne. Isto kao danasnje "bosanac". U sustini, moderna bosnjacka nacija je formirana 1990setih godina od strane Alije, prije toga su bili Muslimani kao narod, a prije toga? Neizjasnjeni. Potpuno ista prica kao kod Makedonaca. Kralj Tvrtko prvi se izjasnjavao u svom potpisu kao kralj "Srba i Bosne" a ne "kralj srba i bosnjaka". Lijep pozdrav i sve ti najbolje zijelim :)
Somehow that's also the bullet that started WWII.
Your animations have suddenly become much, much better!!!! Great Job Simple History!!!
Highly recommend everyone search for the clip “Blackadder how did WW1 start”
There is some misinformation here. Hungary was invaded and kept under the rule of Austria. Hungary had many attempts to get rid of the opreasion too.
Important!
What a load of crap. Hungary was almost completely conquered by the Ottomans and together with Austria Hungary was liberated. Inform yourself about the Turkish wars. Thereupon Joseph von Habsburg was crowned King of Hungary by the Hungarian nobility. By the way, the Habsburgs already had a claim to the crown of Hungary before the Ottomans invaded.
There was never an military Austrian invasion of Hungary. Hungary, like other parts, was ruled by the Habsburgs. Later there were some uprisings, like in 1848 that's true, but only until 1867. But in 1948 there were also uprisings in Austria and in many other countries in Europe. It was all about absolutism. After 1867, Hungary was equal and independent from Austria, my friend. From 1867 to 1918 the Hungarians themselves oppressed its peoples in Transleithania such as Slovaks, Romanians, Ukrainians and Serbs in Vojvodina. So save your "innocence". Hungary was no better than Austria in its history!
The powder keg was already set for WWI. All it needed was just a spark.
Sometimes i wonder can even the Great Iron Chancellor Bismarck could have even prevent a war like this.
@@thanhhoangnguyen4754 No. It was an inevitability with all those pacts and alliances. It just needed a nudge
@@aegis6485 Man why why the Balkan worth effort. After all the Austrian and the Ottoman fought over for century only to be destroy by it. Man Bismarck even state the obvious disaster will happen in the Balkan
“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.”- Otto von Bismarck
Europe in 1914, was a powder keg. Tensions were high not just with Austria-Hungary and Serbia, but all the nations. From the last century, these nations were ready to bring in a war. The only thing is, they were not ready for a modern war, and the world will be drag into four years of bloodshed. Godspeed to all those who perished in the First World War.
Bismarck was prophetic.
yeah true, for at least the previous 100 years alot of these countries had alot of beef with each other and had smaller battles and wars where territory was taken and had a lot of resentment build up all these decades up until 1914. plus it didn't help that alot of these military generals/commanders still had a mid 19th century mentality of warfare where thinking that a bunch of soldiers charging at each other with swords and muskets was still gonna be effective ..
Time traveler : *kicks a rock in the 90s*
Time traveler : Surely nothing will hap-
*the earth being ice age*
That. One. Bullet. That one bullet that caused every problem from 1914-present
Another excellent video! I read about that in high school and college. Thanks Simple History!
I am Serbian and this is such a great explanation of event that started WW1
Па и не баш, иза Недељка стоји Аустријска тајна служба, не Црна Рука, а он је индоктринирао Принципа.
Они су планирали рат одавно пре овога.
Има једна добра Аустријска серија о свему томе, не сећам се имена, прогуглај, али рађена је 1:1 са правим током догађаја.
@@milutinke ako se setis ikada naziva serije molim te napisi
1 shot that started millions of them
Because people are violent and stupid. Or just too obeying and submissive.
Everyone: Germany is to blame WWI
Austria-Hungary: 👀
Serbia: 👀
German Kaiser Wilhelm had convinced Franz Joseph not to wait for international arbitration
I find it interesting with Franz Josef’s reaction to Ferdinand’s death. It’s crazy that the empire was looking for a way to get rid of Serbia.
Otto Von Bismarck basically predicted WW1 with his quote
“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.”- Otto von Bismarck (1888)
That’s why he tried to form an alliance with Russia. Imagine how different history would be if Austria-Hungary had cooperated more with Russia in regards to territory disputes and the triple alliance was instead The 2nd Reich, the Hapsburg dynasty and the Russian empire
That is okay, but it wasn't a foolish thing, he killed him because he and the rest of the Serbian people were sick of being occupied all those years, from Ottomans to Austro-Hungarians, we wanted to fight them, and I thank Gavrilo for starting it.
@@Wolf-wc1js However, Russia would never be in an alliance with someone who is going against Serbs, we are brothers.
@@r.fantom Actually the main reason Russia helped Serbia was because they wanted influence in the Balkans. Basically trade one oppressor for another.
@@zaneron8391 You believe in whatever you want, St. Tsar did it for other reasons.
I can watch this guy because his voice isn't annoying
I still remember the beginning line from the Battlefield 1 rap song. "Soon the world won't have to ask, how much impact one assassin had. It happened fast, like a match to gas. We watched the world take a tragic path."
Just came back from Vienna
This car is still there😬
With a bullet hole on right back door
00:30 Belgium is missing on the map…
The Archduke's wife was pregnant, when she was shot. I heard that they had to make her casket a bit bigger than normal, for her and the child she was carrying. I can't remember where I heard this from, as I have heard a few interpretations of the assassination. I think I heard this from The History Channel's version of the assassination.
No she wasn't pregnant. She was 46 and already had 2 grown up sons. Hitler would later use them as regularly infantrymen who died in WWII. The idea was to eliminate the entire Habsburg family. Although I approve Gavrilo Princip and his motivation, the obduction showed Ferdinand and Sophia were killed by a sniper, with a much different caliber than 9mm which Princips Mauser had