He was killed in Sarajevo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria
The incident that triggered the beginning of World War 1 was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
His assassination (by Gavrilo Princip) is what triggered World War I.
The assassination triggered the "July Crisis". Basically, Germany and Russia tried to negotiate to prevent a war starting; the negotiations lasted for most of July 1914. When the negotiations failed, World War I started.
The first act of aggression in World War I itself was when the Austro-Hungarian empire sent artillery into Serbia in preparation for an invasion. The act that triggered this was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Basically, it is the event that triggered the domino effect toward World War 1.
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggered the start of the Great War (World War I)
Sarajevo.Bosnia, in the city of Sarajevo.
The incident that triggered the beginning of World War 1 was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
it was the 2nd world war
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand caused World War I. This took place in 1914.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which led to the outbreak of World War I ----
His assassination (by Gavrilo Princip) is what triggered World War I.
The assassination of archduke Ferdinand
June 28, 1914.
It was in Sarajevo.
when Serbia refused to comply with Austria- Hungary's ultimatum
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Serbian nationalists.