IcarusFliesOn
Sep 14, 2020
Scholarship / Questbridge 1, Historical Figure to meet: Gavrilo Princip [3]
A historical figure I would like to meet is Gavrilo Princip. He might be a relatively unknown historical figure to many people but his actions were what made the world the way it is now. Although the "shot heard round the world" is a phrase used to describe the first shot at the Battle of Concord, I would argue that the shot made by Gavrilo fits the phrase better. His assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria would have major ramifications. This action would culminate in the First World War. Through the butterfly effect, his action would also lead to the Second World War, the Cold War, and many other major events of the 20th century. What I would ask him is if he knew the consequences of his actions, would he still have made the shot? I am curious to see if the man that had the conviction to kill another would do so again knowing many more would inevitably die. Would the young Bosnian Serb who had fought for the unification of all Yugoslavs still take the same actions knowing millions would die for his cause?
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A historical figure I would like to meet is Gavrilo Princip. He might be a relatively unknown historical figure to many people but his actions were what made the world the way it is now. Although the "shot heard round the world" is a phrase used to describe the first shot at the Battle of Concord, I would argue that the shot made by Gavrilo fits the phrase better. His assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria would have major ramifications. This action would culminate in the First World War. Through the butterfly effect, his action would also lead to the Second World War, the Cold War, and many other major events of the 20th century. What I would ask him is if he knew the consequences of his actions, would he still have made the shot? I am curious to see if the man that had the conviction to kill another would do so again knowing many more would inevitably die. Would the young Bosnian Serb who had fought for the unification of all Yugoslavs still take the same actions knowing millions would die for his cause?
