Question

_____________ was the "spark" that set off the underlying issues of MAIN (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism) into a full blown war.

Question 5 options:


Britain defeating the Boers


France retook the Suez canal from Egypt


The Russian Czar died without an heir to the throne


The Austrian heir to the throne was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist

Answer 1

The correct answer is The Austrian heir to the throne was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.

The "spark" moment that helped immediately start World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist Gavilo Princip. This assassination took place on June 28, 1914. This would help to start a 5 year war that had millions of casualties.