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1 Murder in Sarajevo Sunday 28 June 1914 was a bright and sunny day in Sarajevo . Sarajevo in Bosnia was preparing for a royal visit from Archduke Franz ferdinand of Austria. Crowds lined the streets and waited for the procession of cars to appear. Hidden among the crowds, however, were six teenage [Bosnian Serb] terrorists sworn to kill the Archduke. They hated him and they hated Austria. They were stationed at intervals on the riverside route which the cars would follow on their way to the Town Hall. They all had bombs and pistols in their pockets and phials of poison which they had promised to swallow if they were caught, so that they would not give the others away. It seemed as if the plan could not fail. Finally the cavalcade of four large cars came into sight.

2 The Archduke was in a green open-topped car. He looked every inch a duke, wearing a pale blue uniform, a row of glittering medals and a military hat decorated with green ostrich feathers. Beside him sat his wife Sophie, looking beautiful in a white dress and a broad hat and waving politely to the crowd. At 10:15 the cars passed assassin number one (Mehmedbasic), the first in line of the waiting killers. He took fright, did nothing, and then escaped. At first as the Archduke s car approached the next assassin (Cabriolvic) he too lost his nerve and did nothing. But then as the cars passed the Cumujura Bridge, he regained his composure threw his bomb, swallowed his poison, and jumped into the river. The Archduke saw the bomb coming and threw it off his car, but it exploded under the car behind, injuring several people.

3 Now there was total confusion as the procession accelerated away, fearing more bombs. Meanwhile, the police dragged the second assassin (Cabrinovic) out of the river. His cyanide was old and had not worked. He vomited profusely. The Archduke was driven to the Town Hall, where he demanded to be taken to visit the bomb victims in the hospital. Fearing more terrorists, the officials decided to take a new route to avoid the crowds, but this was not properly explained to the driver of the Archduke s car. Moreover, no police guard went with the procession. Meanwhile, the other assassins, on hearing the bomb explode, assumed the Archduke was dead and left all except the final assassin (Princip), who soon discovered the truth.

4 Miserably he wandered across the street towards Schiller s delicatessen and caf . Princip was standing outside the caf when, at 10:45, the Archduke s car suddenly appeared behind him and turned into Franz Josef Street. This was a mistake, for according to the new plan the procession should have continued straight along Appel Quay. As the driver realized he had taken a wrong turn he stopped and started to reverse. Princip could hardly believe is luck. Pulling and automatic pistol from the right-hand pocket of his coat, he fired two shots at a range of just 3 or 4 meters. He could not miss. One bullet pierced the Archduke s neck and the other ricocheted off the car into Sophie s stomach. Fifteen minutes later she died and the Archduke followed soon after.

5 Princip was immediately seized. He managed to swallow his poison, but it too did not work and he was taken off to prison. All the plotters except for one (Mehmedbasic) were eventually caught, but only the organizer (Ilic) was hanged, for the others were too young for the death penalty. The successful assassin, Princip, died in an Austrian jail however, in April 1918, aged twenty three. The Assassination of Archduke Franz ferdinand Your task is to summarize the story of the assassination of the Archduke Franz ferdinand by creating an illustrated storyboard. Your storyboard should have 8 scenes. Each scene will have an illustration as well as a one sentence summary explaining the actions in the scene. You will be scored using the rubric below.

6 NAME_____ Hr____ Rubric Creative title /2 8 illustrations /8 that convey the story 8 summaries in complete sentences /8 that convey the story. Neatness/creativity /10 Use of color /2 TOTAL /30 ATTACH THIS RUBRIC TO YOUR STORYBOARD WHEN YOU HAND IT IN! _____ Pictures Written Story 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. Pictures Written Story 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 8. 8.