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Arabs in the region wanted to gain independence from the Turkish leaders of the Ottoman empire
The assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hunagarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Black Hand member, Gavrilo Princip.
When Serbia gained independence, it started on a quest to create a Slavic empire, which brought them into conflict with the powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire. And that was the conflict that caused the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which in turn caused World War I.
His full name is Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, meaning he was next in line for the throne. He was assassinated in Sarejevo, Bosnia, by a Serbian nationalist sparking the Great War.
Austro-Hungarian Empire and Ottoman Empire