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Which of these was the MOST direct cause of World War I?

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The correct answer is: the assassination of Archduke of Austria-Hungary - Franz Ferdinand .

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Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, in Sarajevo.

The political motives for his assassination were the desire to separate the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its unification with Great Serbia. The assassination of Ferdinand led directly to World War I when Austria-Hungary gave an ultimatum to Serbia, which was partially denied. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which triggered a series of war declarations between other European countries.

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