HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Russia declared war on France as a result of the assassination.
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Serbia declared war on Austria-Hungary as a result of the assassination.
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Great Britain declared war on Germany as a result of the assassination.
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Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia as a result of the assassination.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The political objective of the assassination was to free Bosnia and Herzegovina of Austria-Hungarian rule and establish a common South Slav ("Yugoslav") state. The assassination precipitated the July Crisis which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and the start of World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.