The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered the start of World War I.
The Congress of Berlin (1878) Explained
The Congress of Berlin in 1878 aimed to redraw the map of the Balkans and resolve territorial disputes following the Russo-Turkish War.
Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination (1914) Explained
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the beginning of World War I.
Great Eastern Crisis Explained
The Great Eastern Crisis refers to a series of events in the late 19th century that led to the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of new nation-states in the Balkans.