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The immediate cause for the out-break of the first World War was – |
A. | the assassination of Arch-duke Francis Ferdinand |
B. | the imprisonment of Lenin |
C. | the ambition of America to dominate the world |
D. | the sudden death of Lloyd George |
Answer» A. the assassination of Arch-duke Francis Ferdinand | |
Explanation: The World War I was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July, 1914 and lasted until 11 November, 1918. The assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Yugoslav nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia was the proximate trigger of the war. It resulted in a Habsburg ultimatum against the Kingdom of Serbia. |
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