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Tensions throughout Europe carried over from country to country intensifying as time passed. Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated which pushed an angry continent into the first World War. Here is an article I found that helps explain the event. http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1914/ferddead.html

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The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

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Q: Who was archduke Ferdinand and what happened to him?
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