what event sparked wwi
assassination of archduke ferdinand austria hungary blamed serbia + declared war
The immediate trigger that led to the outbreak of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The Archduke was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his assassination by a Serbian nationalist set off a chain reaction of events. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, and within weeks, several other European powers were drawn into the conflict, which ultimately led to the First World War. However, historians also point out the long-term causes of the war, including the complex web of alliances, imperialism, and militarism among European nations before 1914.
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