The Assassination That Started World War I world war

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In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo shocked Europe and triggered a chain reaction of alliances and conflicts. What began as a political crisis soon escalated into World War I, one of the deadliest wars in history that changed the world forever. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo shocked Europe and triggered a chain reaction of alliances and conflicts. What began as a political crisis soon escalated into World War I, one of the deadliest wars in history that changed the world forever.

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00:00How could a single gunshot start one of the deadliest wars in history?

00:05In June 1914, Europe was already filled with tension.

00:11Powerful empires competed for influence, and alliances divided the continent.

00:16Then, on June 28, 1914, a young man named Gavrilo Princip changed history forever.

00:25That day, he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the city of Sarajevo.

00:31Ferdinand was the future ruler of Austria-Hungary.

00:35The assassination shocked Europe.

00:38Within weeks, alliances began activating.

00:41Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

00:44Soon, other powerful nations joined—Germany, Russia, France, and United Kingdom.

00:50What started as one assassination quickly turned into World War I, a conflict that would last four years and change

00:59the world forever.

01:01One moment, one decision, and the entire world went to war.

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