TOK What If? Project

1. POD: Archduke Franz Ferdinand and
his wife of Austria were not
assassinated.
Panyia Thao
Ariel Thao
Period 06

2. Background of What Really Happened
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife of Austria were
assassinated by a Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip which
ignited WWI.

3. Event 1: World War I
World War 1 would have never happened because the
assassination of the archduke ignited the war in the first place.

4. Event 2: Separation of Europe after WW1
If WW1 never happened, the Treaty
of Versailles would not exist
therefore the countries would have
not separated.

5. Event 3: World War II
World War II would have not existed because WWII only
existed because Germans were full of resentment for their loss in
WWI.

6. What Would Today Be Like If POD Happened?
Europe would have less countries.
Weapons like tanks, poison gas, aircrafts, and submarines would
have been developed at a later time.
Over 50 to more than 80 million people wouldn’t have died.
The United Nations would not exist.

7. Bibliography
https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-timeline/
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history
http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii
http://www.csun.edu/~sr6161/world/unit%206/Unit%206%20Detail%202.pdf
https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-two-timeline-2/
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history
https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I
http://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-nazis-really-lose-world-war-ii