Question

World War I was started in $1914$ between two alliance, the Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire and Ottoman Empire). Which event triggered the war?

• A. The German conquest of Poland.
• B. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary.
• C. The attack on Gallipoli by the Australian and new Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC).
• D. The bombing of Pearl harbour in the US.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary.

• The real causes of World War I included politics, secret alliances, imperialism, and nationalistic pride. However, there was one single event which started a chain of events leading to the war.
• The World War 1 started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated on June 28, 1914.