Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assassination was just an excuse to start the Great War.
Perception is a fascinating subject. For instance, two individuals can gaze their eyes on the same piece of art, such as Paul Cezanne’s Great Bathers, and have totally different emotions and thoughts as a response. Looking at it in this way, perception is a big factor in what defines us as a single person in the present. By examining at perception in a bigger picture—the great picture that is history—and we see how culture influences perception. Political figures use this as a way to control and push their plans forward, even by making trivial events seem world-changing. This was done in the summer of 1914, an event that exploded into the greatest war the world had seen.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination on Sunday, June 28th 1914 resulted in the declaration of World War I, but it wasn’t a simple cause and effect scenario; the assassination of Franz Ferdinand was not the cause but rather the excuse to start the Great War. If the Archduke’s assassination wasn’t the cause then what was? There isn’t one specific factor, but a few: loss of stability in the Austro-Hungary empire, calling on allies for military support, and Germany’s reputation were all causes of World War I.
