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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was one of the major causes of

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On June 28, 1914, a member of a Serbian secret party shot and killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, along with his wife. Infuriated by the action, Austria determined to punish the Serbs. Within just a few weeks, the countries of Europe were preparing for war

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it was a major cause of WW1 (World War 1)
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