The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914, triggered World War I. He was killed by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the nationalist group known as the Black Hand, in Sarajevo. This event set off a chain reaction of alliances and tensions among European powers, ultimately leading to the outbreak of the war in July 1914.
World War I was the result of numerous influences in Europe, the most obvious centered around the Austro-Hungarian powers, Germany and the Balkans. The start was triggered by the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. Historians are generally agreed that the war was destined to happen with or without the assassination.
The Black Hand was the name of the group of men that conspired to murder Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. This assassination triggered the political crisis that resulted in World War I.
That's easy, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggered the war. While that answer is typically what teachers are looking for, however, World War I was not technically at war at the time of the assassination of Ferdinand. It would be best to say that the first person killed after the war started would be Private John Parr of England in August of 1914.. He was killed by a German Sniper.
The first world war started after the assassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand.
World War I began on July 28, 1914, and officially ended on November 11, 1918. The war involved many of the world's great powers and was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The conflict resulted in significant geopolitical changes and set the stage for World War II.
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggered the start of the Great War (World War I)
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
He was killed in Sarajevohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria
June 28, 1914.
Sarajevo.Bosnia, in the city of Sarajevo.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Serbian nationalists.
when Serbia refused to comply with Austria- Hungary's ultimatum