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Talking place against a backdrop of escalating tensions in the Balknans, the assasination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of world war I barely one month later.

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.


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Who was assassinated to begin World War 1?

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What did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria do to cause world war 1?

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When did ww1 begin in Europe?

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What was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria doing in Sarajevo when he was assassinated to begin the series of events leading to World War I?

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What country was blamed for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?

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