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There was no single event that started World War 1. There were many events, which over time, led to the massive breakout of World War 1.

Many claim that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, done by a gang named "The Black Hand" while Ferdinand visited Serbia, started all of the chaos. However, had Germany not given Austria the blank check (which basically informed Austria of Germany's friendship in case of any wars), Russia would not have come to the aid of Serbia and entered the war. If Germany had not entered neutral Belgium (which violated an unwritten law of Europe), Great Britain and France would have not been involved.

Thus, there was not one single event, but multiple events that ultimately led to the total war known as World War 1.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Ferdinand was assasinated.

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