USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The event that sparked the conflagration was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in 1914.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like a barrel of gunpowder, the smallest spark could make everything explode. The spark that set off World War I came on June 28, 1914, when a young Serbian patriot shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria), in the city of Sarajevo.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Spark in the Powder Keg In chapter seven ‘Murder in Sarajevo’ and specifically in the sub-chapter called ‘The Assassination’ Clark describes minutely what transpired on June 28, 1914: the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Detailed explanation-4: -The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand (June 28, 1914) was the main catalyst for the start of the Great War (World War I). After the assassination, the following series of events took place: • July 28-Austria declared war on Serbia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The causes of World War I have been debated since it ended-but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an early catalyst. The causes of World War I have been debated since it ended-but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was an early catalyst.