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shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and killed him and started the chain of events that lead to World War I.

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Cecil Rhodes

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Gavrilo Princip

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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The correct option is B Gavrilo Princip
The immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It is believed that seven conspirators attempted to kill Ferdinand during his trip to Sarajevo but he luckily managed to escape their first attempt but was killed in the second one by Gavrilo Princip.

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