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What was a major cause of World War I?

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The major cause was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

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The immediate cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke.

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