The%20Black%20Hand

1
The Black Hand

• The Assassination

2
The Black Hand

• In 1911, we see the development of the terrorist
  group the Black Hand.
• Their aim is to unite all the Slav people into a
  single country to be called Yugoslavia.

Over 2,500 members
3
Continued

• The Black Hand were going into Bosnia to cause
  trouble. Try and start a rebellion that would
  spread to the entire Austrian Empire.
• The Austrians are not happy about this and
  suspected the Serbian Government were helping
  them.

4
Tense Situation

• The Austrians announce that the heir to the
  thrown, Archduke Franz Ferdinand will make a
  visit to Bosnias capital Sarajevo on the 28th of
  June 1914.
• BIG MISTAKE!!!!!

5
The Black Hand goes to work

• The terrorist group train 3 Bosnian students
  living in Serbia how to use bombs and guns.
• Gavrilo Princip (19) was the leader.
• The students make slipped back into Bosnia 4
  weeks before the Archdukes visit.

6
June 28, 1914

• The Archduke and his wife (Sophie) arrive in
  Sarajevo. They climb into the back seat of an
  open-topped car.
• On the way to city hall they were attacked.
  (Bomb)
• The Archduke manage to deflect the bomb and it
  hit the car behind them.

7
On the way home

• On the way back to the train station his driver
  takes a wrong turn. Princip (Black Hand)
  happened to be on the street.
• Princip fires 2 shots. One bullet hit Ferdinand
  in the throat, and the other hit Sophie (wife) in
  the stomach.

8
Black Hand Member being arrested