5 Questions
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place on ______.
June 28, 1914
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occurred in ______.
Sarajevo, Bosnia
The victim of the assassination was ______.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip was the ______ of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
assassin
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occurred in the city of ______.
Sarajevo
Study Notes
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- On June 28, 1914, a pivotal event in world history took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
- The victim of this event was Archduke Franz Ferdinand, a member of the Austro-Hungarian royal family.
- Gavrilo Princip, a young Bosnian Serb nationalist, was the assassin responsible for the event.
Context and Significance
- This event is widely regarded as the immediate trigger for the outbreak of World War I.
- The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand had far-reaching consequences, leading to a chain reaction of diplomatic crises and military mobilizations that eventually engulfed Europe.
Test your knowledge about the event that sparked World War I, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28, 1914.
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