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Although there were many underlying causes of World War I, one event is usually credited as the immediate cause that precipitated the outbreak of the war in August 1914. What was this event?

a. an intercepted Austrian telegram concerning war preparations
b. the sinking of a British passenger ship by a German submarine
c. the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d. the bombing of a historic church in the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia

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Answer:

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Although there were many underlying causes of World War I, one event is usually credited-example-1
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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

In the History books the assassination of the Archduke made the country declare war on the country the assasin came from.

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