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World War 1 was started due to the assassination of Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria by a member of The Black Hand.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, born on December 18, 1863. His assassination in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, triggered the events leading to World War I. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, was a member of a nationalist group seeking independence for South Slavic peoples. The assassination led to a chain reaction of political and military events, eventually escalating into a global conflict. Franz Ferdinand's death marked a turning point in history and is often viewed as a catalyst for the outbreak of World War I, reshaping the geopolitical landscape of Europe an beyond
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria-Este and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 by a Serbian nationalist was a significant event that served as a catalyst for the outbreak of World War I. His death set off a chain of events that ultimately led to the global conflict.
Many different countries building alliances and military force that when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand happened and war was declared it was like a domino effect because of all the alliances.
The catalyst for World War I, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, occurred on June 28, 1914. Despite military and diplomatic action immediately following the assassination, war was not officially declared for another month. On July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. In an almost domino effect, country after country followed suit, declaring war on each other throughout the month of August, until the majority of Europe was consumed. The United States did not enter the War until 1917. For a more thorough look at the outbreak of World War I, visit The Encyclopedia Britannica's website and their entry on World War I.
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Austria's Archduke Ferdinand's assassination in the Balkans by Serbs.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which led to the outbreak of World War I ----
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo ignited the tensions that led to the outbreak of World War I.
World War 1 was started due to the assassination of Archduke Frans Ferdinand of Austria by a member of The Black Hand.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand , by Gavrilo Princip , of Austria in Sarajevo the 28th of June 1914 .
The prince who was assassinated in WWI was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 was one of the events that triggered the outbreak of World War I.
The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
It is said that the murder of Archduke Ferdinand led to the outbreak of WWI.
The alliances of nations and the political differences of the two factions ultimately led to the onset of WWI after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by a Serbian nationalist.
As the key event that prompted the outbreak of World War I, the 'assassination in Sarajevo' took place on June 28, 1914, and was followed days and weeks later by various declarations of war that soon led to the world-wide conflict. Killed in the attack was the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.