Multiple choice general knowledge history

The immediate cause of the beginning of World War I was the assassination of Archduke FranZ Ferdinand of Austria. When did it happen?

  1. 28th April 1914

  2. 28th May 1914

  3. 28th June 1914

  4. 28th July 1914
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Explanation

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist. This event triggered the July Crisis and led to the outbreak of World War I. The assassination occurred in summer, not spring (April, May) or late summer (July).

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