what immediate event started the war world 1?

Answer 1

On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, and his wife, in Sarajevo after purchasing a sandwich. Princip was a member of Young Bosnia, a group whose aims included the unification of the South Slavs and independence from Austria-Hungary (see also: the Black Hand). The assassination in Sarajevo set into motion a series of fast-moving events that escalated into a full-scale war. However, the ultimate causes of the conflict were multiple and complex.

Answer 2

Forget the Archduke. There was a lengthy time delay between the assignation and the outbreak of hostilities. The big event was the mobilization of the Russian army. This caused Von Moltke to tell the Kaiser that "the plan" COULD NOT BE CHANGED! Germany MUST attack France through Belgium. That made it a "world war" and not just a squabble between Austria and Serbia.

Answer 3

in 1914 the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serb, Gavrilo Princip. This began World War 1.

Answer 4

Typically the assassination of Archduke Fraz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is pointed to as the culmination of many things going on in Europe that started World War I.

Answer 5

In response to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum. Serbia was about to give in to most of the points on the ultimatum, but Austria-Hungary gave Serbia no time to respond - the immediate event is this: On July 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

Answer 6

multiple events. -The increasing monetary and protection stress competition between Britain and Germany -The assasination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand , inheritor to Austro-Hungarian throne.He become assasinated through Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and a member of the Black Hand(secret society). -Retaliation through Austra-Hungary hostile to the dominion of Serbia which set off off a series reaction of Declarations of conflict.

Answer 7

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrillo Princip, a 19 year old anarchist and member of the Black Hand organization. The Archdukes wife, Sonia or Sophia, I forget which, was also killed.

Answer 8

Everyone's covered it with the assasination bit, but did you know, The Tsar of Russia and the Kaiser of Germany didn't actually want to go to war with one another - they were cousins! It was internal and international politics and world events which forced them into it.

Answer 9

The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I#Causes