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Who is to blame for starting ww1

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Answer:

Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip

Step-by-step explanation:

Because he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Because of this, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.

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Gavrilo Princip, a member of the black hand society, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, triggering the military alliances that declared on each other consecutively.

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