What did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinana start?

Answer 1

Franz Ferdinand did not start the war. Gavrilo Principe assassinated him in Sarajevo. This caused WW1 as Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbs. Russia jumped in to help the Serbs. Germany attacked France. Germany moved into neutral Belgium so Britain declared war.

Answer 2

You mean the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.His assassination sparked the First World War. On June 28th, 1914, Archduke Ferdinand was riding in a carriage car in a parade. Several attempts had been made earlier to assassinate him, but they each failed. The man who tried to kill him, Giovanni Princip went to a restaurant to get something to eat after his first few assassination attempts failed. Then he saw the royal motorcade coming down the street when he ran out of the restaurant, grabbed his pistol, and shot Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. They were declared dead just moments after the shots were fired at them. Princip was eventually found, arrested, put on trial and sentenced to twenty (20) years in prison.

Answer 3

Archduke Ferdinand ( and his wife ) were assassinated while riding in a motorcade through the streets of Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, by Gavrilo Princip a Bosnian member of the Black Hand. The assassinations gave Hungary a reason to attack Serbia. A month later the situation escalated and pulled in alliances for both sides, resulting in the start of WWI.