WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which event sparked the start of WWI?
A
Russia wanted to trade with Serbia, so they declared war on Austria-Hungary.
B
Germany asked Russia to stay out of the war, but Russia refused.
C
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbia nationalist.
D
the assassination of Woodrow Wilson, America’s president.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two shots in Sarajevo ignited the fires of war and drew Europe toward World War I. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

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