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Answer the following question with the help of the given point:
Write information about the First World War:
Immediate cause of 1st World War
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Solution
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed in Serbia by a mentally unstable Serbian man.
- The Austrians believed that the Serbian government was behind the assassination, which led Austria to declare war on Serbia. In response, Russia stepped in to support Serbia.
- This led to the formation of two opposing alliances in Europe one backing Austria and the other siding with Serbia.
- Austria-Hungary aimed to dominate Serbia, and Germany allied itself with Austria-Hungary in this effort.
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