The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 sparked World War I, a global conflict that reshaped power dynamics through advanced warfare and massive casualties.
June 28, 1914 marked the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip, triggering the start of World War I. This local event in Sarajevo between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire escalated into a global conflict due to a web of military alliances, rising nationalism, and geopolitical ambitions.
The war, lasting from 1914-1918, involved major powers like the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire), and the Allied Powers (France, Britain, Russia, U.S.). It was the first industrialized war, employing advanced weaponry and machinery, resulting in over 30 million casualties and reshaping global power dynamics.
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