Date
1914-07-28
Category
Wars & Conflicts
Location
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Archive
Event #32
World War I, also known as the Great War, began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The conflict quickly escalated, drawing in major powers of Europe and marking the start of large-scale modern warfare.
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