Archduke Ferdinand's Assassination In World War One

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World War 1 started in July 28, 1914 and lasted to November 11, 1918. The United States entered World War 1 due to several reasons such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Mutual defence alliances, along with militarism and nationalism. Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination was the main reason the US entered World War 1. Ferdinand was nephew of emperor Franz Josef and heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire. Archduke and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Russia began to mobilize due to its alliances with Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia which expanded the war to include all those involved in the mutual defence alliances. This effectively started the beginning of World War 1. Before the war the

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