USA HISTORY

This country was the first to declare war in what would later be called the Great War.

(A) Germany

(B) ** Austria-Hungary

(C) Serbia

(D) Italy

Concept note-1: -On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.

Concept note-2: -Why Did the Austrian-Hungarian Empire Declare War On Serbia? The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by the hands of a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo led to the Austrian-Hungarian Empire declaring war.

Concept note-3: -Also called The Great War, World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and set the stage for another world war just 20 years later.