Franz Ferdinand's Assassination
How did a student change the fate of the world forever?
4.4 (21)
24 mins
Explore the rising tensions in the Balkans that led young activists and secret groups to target the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Discover how Franz Ferdinand's assassination, though avoidable, became the spark in a world already on the edge of war.
Ep 1:
Did Serbian Secret Societies Plot Franz’s Assassination?
Ep 2:
Why Was the Franz’s Assassination Plot So Chaotic?
Ep 3:
How Close Did Franz Come to Surviving the Assassination?
Ep 4:
Did WW1 Begin Long Before Franz’s Assassination?
Ep 5:
Could Europe Have Avoided War After Franz Was Assassinated?
Ep 6:
Was Germany’s Invasion of Belgium the True Start of WW1?
Ep 7:
How Did Franz’s Assassination Change the World Forever?
Discussions (10)
Cormac
Level 6 · 10 mo agoThe podcast claims the Schlieffen Plan is a myth but that is revisionist nonsense. German archives prove they had a rigid timetable to crush France.
Lincoln
Level 6 · 10 mo agoSecurity was absolute shite! Potiorek is a clown.
Houston
Level 6 · 10 mo agoIt is crazy that a global war started just because a driver took a wrong turn and stalled in front of a cafe. The whole world changed because of a simple miscommunication about the motorcade route.
