why the arch duke was assassinated? ferdinand was in line to be the next heir to the...
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Why The Arch Duke was Assassinated?
Ferdinand was in line to be the next heir to the Austro/Hungarian Empire
Austria/Hungry governed Serbia
Franz Ferdinand was to offer the Serbs more local control.
Emperor Franz Joseph
The Reasoning Behind the Assassination The Black Hand was a nationalist
group wanting liberation.
If Ferdinand came to the thrown, the Serbs would have less desire to fight.
When the Arch Duke is murdered, the Black believed Serbs would loose hope and revolt.