Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, in Sarajevo 100 years ago, kicked off World War I. His killer, Gavrilo Princip, was a Bosnian nationalist looking to punish the Austo-Hungarian Empire for occupying his homeland. These four minute video shows you exactly how he did it.
How World War I began, in one quick video
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As British television historian Dan Snow entertainingly explains, Princip wasn’t acting alone. He was part of a team of assassins laid out throughout the city, most of whom had failed before Princip took his fatal shot at the heir to Austro-Hungarian throne:
This awesome GIF breaks the story of the assassination down into a few quick frames:
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For an explanation of how the Archduke’s murder caused the First World War, see here. And for a comprehensive list of 40 maps that explain World War I, check this out.
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