The murder of Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to Austrian throne, became the immediate cause of which war:

The murder of Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to Austrian throne, became the immediate cause of which war:

  • (A) First World War
  • (B) Second World War
  • (C) Battle of Borodino
  • (D) Battle of Jutland
  • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, occurred on 28 June 1914 in the city of Sarajevo. He and his wife were murdered by a Serbian nationalist party member named Gavrilo Princip.
  • Following the assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. However, due to the fact that most of the European countries had formed alliances, other countries were drawn into the conflict:
  • Germany sided with Austria-Hungary.
  • Russia sided with Serbia.
  • France and the United Kingdom joined later.
  • The series of declarations of war led to the beginning of the World War I in 1914.
  • Therefore, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of the World War I.
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