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Why did many European nations quickly join World War I following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914?

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B.) They had pledged to fight with other countries.

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Because of existing alliances that caused them to be obliged to join forces with which ever side the country they were aligned with joined. This led to a domino affect as one country joined and then it's allied country's joined it on the side it had joined.
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