USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The assassination of what man from Austria-Hungary led to the first declaration of war in World War I?
A
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B
Chancellor Otto Von Bismark
C
Kaiser Wilhelm II
D
John Pershing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Just hours after narrowly escaping an assassin’s bomb, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, are killed by Gavrilo Princip . A month later, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Europe rapidly descends into chaos. Read more about it!

Detailed explanation-2: -Franz Ferdinand’s assassination led to the July Crisis and precipitated Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia, which in turn triggered a series of events that eventually led – four weeks after his death – to Austria-Hungary’s allies and Serbia’s allies declaring war on each other, starting World War I.

Detailed explanation-3: -A month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on July 28, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian government declares war on Serbia. Immediately, and within a period of six days, European countries declare war upon one another.

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