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Final answer:

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 triggered World War I by setting off a chain of events due to the underlying tensions in Europe.


Explanation:

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the "spark" that ignited the "powder keg" of Europe. On June 28, 1914, Gavrillo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne, triggering a chain of events leading to World War I. This event exposed the underlying tensions of military mobilization, nationalism, and alliances that had been brewing for years.


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The event in history that lead to WW1 would be the assassination of Franz Ferdinand arch-duke of Austria. The next in line for the Austrian throne. This lead to Austria declaring war with Serbia (since the black hand, the terrorist group that assassinated Franz Ferdinand, was Serbian), the Russian declared war on Austria (Russia was the protector of the Slavs), Germany declared war on Russia, and France declared war on Germany.

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