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In the 1880s, Otto Von Bismarck, a Germany diplomat, said "The next war will be started by some darn foolish thing in the Balkans." Franz was shot in the Balkans and started the next war. There were many other factors that lead to the war, but the archdukes death was the final straw that set Austria-Hungary off against Serbia and the war began.
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What triggered off WW1?
the assassination of the heir of Austria-Hungary (franz ferdinand) hello my name is bill
What assassination kicked off world war 1?
Archduke Ferdinand
What spark set off World War 1?
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
What is historically significant about world war 1?
The assassination the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was critical in setting off the chain of events that led to the First World War, it is the most commonly known and probably most significant event of the war.
Who was Franz Ferdinand in ww1?
Franz-Ferdinand was the heir to the Austrian throne. He was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist group as an act of defiance against Austria-Hungary. Shortly after, Austria declared war on Serbia, which was the beginning of World War I.
