468,272 views
2 votes
2 votes
Why did conflict develop between Serbia and Austria-Hungary in the years leading up to World War 1?

User Paradisonoir
by
2.7k points

1 Answer

27 votes
27 votes
Relations between Austria-Hungary and neighbouring Serbia had been tense in the years before the murder of the Archduke. Austria had long seen Serbia as a threat to the stability of its multi-ethnic empire. ... On 28 June 1914, a Bosnian-Serb terrorist shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne.
User Fortegente
by
3.0k points