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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914, is often cited as the immediate catalyst for the outbreak of World War I. His death, carried out by Gavrilo Princip, a member of a nationalist group seeking independence for Bosnia, set off a chain reaction of political alliances and tensions among the major European powers. This event led to Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia, triggering a series of alliances and conflicts that escalated into a full-scale war. Thus, while many factors contributed to the war, the assassination is seen as the spark that ignited the conflict.

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