World War I began as a direct result of the assassination,by a Serbian revolutionary,of the heir to the throne of
A) Germany.
B) Austria-Hungary.
C) Russia.
D) Turkey.

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Serbian revolutionary Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914, was the direct cause of the outbreak of World War I. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia in response, leading to a chain reaction of alliances and declarations of war between European powers.

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