On June 28th,
1914 a Serbian assassin had his target marked. He was going to take out
Archduke Franz Ferdinand. While
Ferdinand and his wife visited Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, the Serbian
revolutionist rushed their chariot. The assassin open fired on both of them,
killing them both. Later the shooter was caught and put in jail. Gavrillo
Princip was the assassin, a member of the Serbian nationalist group, also known
as the “Black Hand”. Serbian officials had knowledge of the assassination
taking place and hoped it would start a war to bring down the Austro-Hungarian
Empire.
If the
Austro-Hungary Empire was to fall the Serbian’s would be able to take control.
Instead of letting that happen, the Austro-Hungarian government asked their
German allies to crush the Serbian’s. By attacking Serbia, Russia got involved
and mobilized its army against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. That’s where
Germany steps in and declares war on Russia. World War 1 had begun.
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