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Apr 16, 2018 · But a series of complicated factors caused the war, including a brutal assassination that propelled Europe into the greatest conflict the continent had ever known. The murder of Archduke...
- Annette Mcdermott
The political objective of the assassination was to free Bosnia and Herzegovina of Austria-Hungarian rule and establish a common South Slav ("Yugoslav") state. The assassination precipitated the July Crisis which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and the start of World War I .
- 28 June 1914; 109 years ago
Jun 28, 2018 · The beginning of World War One, which caused 37 million casualties and scarred the world forever, didn’t only begin because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. But his death was certainly the catalyst that sparked the conflict.
- Gabrielle Kramer
Mar 4, 2024 · Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este, Austrian archduke whose assassination was the immediate cause of World War I. He and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by the Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, and a month later Austria declared war on Serbia.
Jan 30, 2018 · Updated on January 30, 2018. The assassination of an Austrian Archduke was the trigger for World War I, yet things were so nearly different. His death set off a chain reaction, as mutual defense alliances mobilized a list of countries, including Russia, Serbia, France, Austria-Hungary, and Germany, to declare war.
Apr 2, 2014 · Franz Ferdinand's assassination on June 28, 1914, at the hand of a Serbian terrorist group the "Black Hand," led to the beginning of World War I. Updated: May 20, 2021. Photo: Popperfoto via...
