Newspaper headlines announce Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination by a Serbian terrorist.

Newspaper headlines announce Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination by a Serbian terrorist.

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The video discusses the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in June 1914, a pivotal event carried out by a Serbian nationalist. This act is highlighted as a catalyst that triggered the onset of World War One, as tensions escalated across Europe, leading to the conflict known as the Guns of August.

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In which month and year did the assassination occur?

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What was the political context surrounding the assassination?

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