Question

Following Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination, Austria-Hungary:

A. used the attack to justify taking aggressive action against Serbia
. B. supported the Ottoman Empire in its efforts to keep Serbia under its control
C. broke its military alliance with Germany, which had refused to condemn the Serbs.
D. joined the Triple Entente to defend itself from future Serbian attacks.​

Answer 1

A. used the attack to justify taking aggressive action against Serbia

Step-by-step explanation:

Austria-Hungary sent them an ultimatum to Serbia, and Serbia agreed to most of it but the only part it didn't agree to was that Austria-Hungary was able to do an investigation of who did the assassination in which Serbia refused for Austria-Hungary to investigate. This then went to the German's in which they backed Austria-Hungary for being an ally in the war which then led to the out-break of world war 1.

Answer 2

Correct answer is A. used the attack to justify taking aggressive action against Serbia .

Step-by-step explanation:

Option A is correct because after the assassination on June 28th 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28th, starting a great offensive on its western and northern boundaries.

B is not correct as Ottomans entered the war in later stage, and Serbia was not their territory.

C is not correct as Germany stayed on the side of Austria-Hungary.

D is not correct as Triple Entente fought against Austria-Hungary in this war.