To simplify a complicated chain of events : the Archduke is assassinated, Serbia is held responsible by Austria/Hungary. Russia supports Serbia. Germany supports Austria/Hungary. France supports Russia, & Britain joins in to support France. Turkey joins the central powers. Rumania joins the Allies. Bulgaria joins the central powers. Italy & the US join the Allies.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was Assassinated in Serbia.
Because the the Archduke Franze Ferdinand was the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne when him and his wife when assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist in Sarejevo. Austria Hungry Gave Serbia a ultimatum and when Serbia did not follow the ultimatum Austria-Hungry declared war with Serbia
Serbia, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.
Astro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. In turn Russia came to Serbia's aid with a few other countries.
The Archduke Ferdinand was visiting the Serbia region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire when he was assassinated by a Serbian separatist. Of course, Serbia is now an independent nation.
Austria-Hungary's future king was assassinated.
he was assassinated by Serbia because the Serbs wanted Austria as their land
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he was the archduke of austria-turkey during world war 1. he and his wife was assassinated by a terrorist group in Serbia called the black hands. he was the archduke of austria-turkey during world war 1. he and his wife was assassinated by a terrorist group in Serbia called the black hands.
it wasn't a country it was a terrorist group called The Black Hand who hated the guy for some reason and assainated him when he was in serbia, which started W.W.1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand had been assassinated 25 years before World War 2. His assassination sparked World War 1, not World War 2. No archdukes were assassinated during WWII.