This assassination lead to the start of the first world war.
It was the spark that began World War 1.
The Assassination That Began It All
World war 1 started after the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated.
Became known as the spark that began World War 1.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip .
WW I began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in conjunction with the complex system of alliances in Europe before the war began caused a recipe for disaster that caused a sectional conflict to explode into a world war.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassnation is said to have been the spark that began World War 1.
World War 2 in Europe began with the German invasion of Poland, which started on 1 September 1939.
World War 1 began on July 28, 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
I think soEDIT: No. The assassination started World War I, which began in 1914. In 1939, World War II began with the German invasion of Poland.