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The immediate cause of the First World War was __________.
Topic: Immediate cause of the First World War
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Answer
Exam answer
(c) Sarajevo Crisis.
Explanation
The immediate cause was the Sarajevo Crisis — the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by Gavrilo Princip at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, which led Austria to declare war on Serbia within a month. Imperialism, the alliance system and the arms race are the UNDERLYING causes, built up over decades. Examiners ask for one or the other and never both under the same name, so read the word "immediate" carefully whenever it appears.
In words
Sarajevo Crisis.
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