HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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The violent act in Bosnia that “sparked” WWI was
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The Zimmerman Note
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Use of German U-Boats
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The execution of Kaiser Wilhelm II
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The assination of Archduke Ferdinand
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, assassinated the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.
Detailed explanation-2: -Serbia was blamed for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
Detailed explanation-3: -The plotters hoped that by killing Franz Ferdinand, they would provoke the Austro-Hungarian Empire to declare war on Serbia. That is when their supportive friend Russia, they hoped, would leap to the defense of Serbia, defeat the Habsburg armies, and help the Bosnian Serbs win their independence.
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