Date June - July 1914
Type
- Historic Event
Chapter
- The Genocide
Archduke Franz-Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. A month later, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Russia mobilized troops in support of Serbia. The German Empire, Austria-Hungary’s key ally in the Central Powers, invaded Belgium and Luxembourg, and then France. This prompted England to enter the war.
