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The assassination of which political leader is regarded as the start of World War I?

Retry Correct Incorrect His assassination on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo by Garilvo Princip led Austria-Hungary to declare war against Serbia. This created a chain effect which resulted in the start of World War I.

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The assassination of which political leader is regarded as the start of World War I?

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• King Albert I
• Gavrilo Princip
• Tsar Nicholas II