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Assasanation of Franz Ferdinand
Gavrillo Princep, a member of the Black Hand, a Serbian Nationalist Group kills Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital city. This was the spark that started WWI -
Austria Hungary Declares War on Serbia
With the Blank Check from Germany, Austria-Hungary was quick to declare war on little Serbia -
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1914-1919
