Study
Unit 1: The First World War
Lesson
2: The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
You are a national newspaper reporter who has been sent to
cover Archduke Franz Ferdinand's tour of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Your newspaper editor is particularly interested in the royal
party's trip to Sarajevo on 28th June, 1914. There is a rumour
that the Black Hand group is planning to protest about the
way that the Austro-Hungarian government is ruling Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The editor of your newspaper has instructed you to phone in
your article by 11.00 p.m. To ensure that your article is
historically accurate, make sure you only include information
in your report that would have been available on the 28th
June, 1914.
Below is a possible outline for your newspaper report. This
includes links to pages on the Internet that will provide
information for your article.
Background to Archduke Ferdinand's visit
to Sarajevo
(1) The
Austria-Hungarian Empire (paragraph 1)
(2) Bosnia-Herzegovina
(paragraphs 1-3)
(3) Archduke
Franz Ferdinand (paragraphs 1-6)
(4) Invitation
to Sarajevo (paragraphs 1-3)
(5) The
Black Hand (paragraphs 1-4)
The
events of 28th June, 1914
(5) The
Railway Station to the City Hall (paragraphs 1-7, map
and sources 1-3)
(6) The
City Hall to Sarajevo Hospital (paragraphs 1-4, map and
sources 1-3)
The possible consequences
of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(7) Serbia
(paragraphs 4-6)
(8) Triple
Entente (paragraphs 1-2, map and chart)
When you have finished
your work, go and see the Daily
Telegraph report on the assassination of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand. In what ways is your article different
from the one published in the Daily
Telegraph on 29th June, 1914?
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