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WWI Questions, why did the war happen?

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The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. However, there were many other causes for the start of World War 1. Before WW1 was triggered, a number of defence alliances existed between the major European countries.
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The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the throne of Austria and Hungary.

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