World War I: The Assassination Of Serbia

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1914, a dreadful year for all of Europe as superpower countries are at war with each other. The assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip and his co-conspirators on June 28, 1914 shocked the whole nation. This unfortunate event ignited a spark that soon led to a fire. July 23, 1914, Austria issued an ultimatum to Serbia who rejected it. Austria took matters to its own hands and decided to address this injustice and declared war against Serbia. Germany, taking its alliance with Austria-Hungary by heart, has formally declared war against Russia, ally of Serbia, who has mobilized troops within their borders. One of the brave soldiers about to defend our country, temporarily situated in the headquarters

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