The assassination of Franz Ferdinand precipitated the "July Crisis" and led to World War I because he was:
A) Tsar Nicholas II's ambassador to Croatia.
B) Kaiser Wilhelm II's youngest son.
C) the pope's ambassador to Serbia.
D) heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.
E) Queen Victoria's youngest son.

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Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination by a Bosnian-Serb nationalist on June 28, 1914, served as the immediate cause of the "July Crisis" and the subsequent declaration of war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. This then led to the involvement of other major powers and the outbreak of World War I.

The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Precipitated the "July Crisis" and Led