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28th July 1914: How World War 1 begins!
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28th July 1914: How World War 1 begins!

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife led the whole world to World War 1. The Serbian terrorist has done this. Russia has supported Serbia and also brought France into this. Let's read some more facts about WWI. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, and his wife were murdered on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian-backed terrorist. Europe's leaders took a sequence of political, diplomatic, and military decisions that turned a local struggle in south-east Europe into a worldwide war. This led the world to World War 1. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, aided by Germany. France entered the conflict as a result of Russia's assistance for Serbia. On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, and on August 3, France declared w...