WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of a war between two great powers-Russia and the Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -The spark that ignited World War I was struck in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where Archduke Franz Ferdinand-heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire-was shot to death along with his wife, Sophie, by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.

Detailed explanation-3: -The murder of the royal couple ushered in the so-called July Crisis which ended with the outbreak of war in August 1914. The assassination has been described as the spark that would set light to a continent that was riddled with international tensions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand outraged Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie traveled to Bosnia-which had been annexed by Austria-Hungary-for a state visit.

Detailed explanation-5: -When it was learned that the heir-apparent to the Austrian throne, Franz Ferdinand, was scheduled to visit Sarajevo in June of 1914, the Black Hand decided to assassinate him because of his perceived threat to Serbian independence.