Question

Austrian crown prince ___________ assassination was the immediate cause of World War I.

• A. Francis Ferdinand
• B. Francis Duke
• C. Francis de Lesseps
• D. Francis Baycon

Answer 1

The correct option is A Francis Ferdinand

The Sarajevo Incident refers to the series of Events encompassing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife during a state visit to Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. He and his wife, Sophie was shot down by a Serbian nationalist while passing through the streets in a motorcade on 28 June 1914, earlier that morning another Serbian nationalist threw a bomb on the car of Archduke while exploded below another Car. Austria and Hungary in alliance with Germany declared war on Serbia. This led to the First world war in successive events.