Question

Look at the picture given below and answer the following question:

How did the assassination mentioned above become a cause for the First World War?

Answer 1

• Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria, was assassinated at Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, on June 28, 1914.
• This assassination was carried out by a secret society called ‘Union of Death’, formed by extremist Serbian nationalists whose aim was to unite all Serbians into a single state. 
• Austria served an ultimatum to Serbia, making 11 demands. Serbia accepted most of them except those that would have led to the loss of sovereignty. On July 28, 1914, Austria declared war on Serbia. This was the beginning of the First World War.