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Tawann Gudger World War One Research Paper Caputo/Lenkey 12/12/15 World War One The Triple Alliance was a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed on March 20th 1882. Each country promised support in the event of attack. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir of the throne of Austria-Hungary; he hoped that his sympathy for the Slavs would ease the tension between Austria-Hungary and the Balkans. Ferdinand and his wife had arranged to tour Bosnia. As the couple rode through Sarajevo, the capital of Austro-Hungarian, on June 28, 1914, a man by the name of Gavrilo Princip jumped on their car and fired two shots, killing Ferdinand and his wife. Gavrilo Princip, was linked to a Serbian terrorist group called the Black hand(World War I History. ). The assassination gave Austria-Hungary a good reason to form a plan against Serbia, but Austria-Hungary first got Germany’s promise to support them in any action they took against Serbia. Then Austria-Hungary sent Serbia a list of demands on July 23. Serbia accepted most of the demands and o ffered to have the rest settled by an international conference. Austria-Hungary rejected the offer and declared war on Serbia on July 28 1914(World War I History. ). When Austria–Hungary ended up at war in August 1914, due to being apart of the Triple Alliance, against the TripleShow MoreRelatedResearch Papers for Vietnam War1341 Words   |  6 PagesVietnam War Research Paper: During the 30 years of XX century Vietnam was at war. It all started in the 1940†²s, when the Communists fought against French colonial rule, and was completed in 1975 with the fall of Saigon. The period, which the Vietnamese know as the â€Å"American War† and the Americans call the â€Å"Vietnam War†, lasted from 1965 to 1973, during the time of the U.S. intervention. 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