Question

World war 1 was started in 1914 between two alliances, the triple entity ( Britain, France, Russia) and the Central powers (Germany, Austro-Hungarian empire and Ottoman Empire). Which event triggered the war?
A.The German conquest of Poland.
B.The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
C.The attack on Gallipoli by the Australian and New Zealand army corps(ANZAC).
D.The bombing of pearl harbour in the US.

Answer 1

Hint:The major European powers by the end of the first decade of the 20th century were divided between the triple alliance and the triple entente. In 1914, the World war triggered between these two allies.

Complete answer:
For years before World war 1 broke out, tensions had been brewing in Balkan region of South East Europe. The political instability in the Balkans threatened to destroy the agreements of the number of alliances that had existed for years including the Ottoman Empire, European powers, Russia and other parties. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary Empire was shot dead along with his wife Sophie on June 28 1914 by Gavrilo Princip who was a Serbian Nationalist. This was the spark that ignited the World war 1 between the triple entity that consisted of Britain, France and Russia and the central powers that consisted of Germany, Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire .The chain of events occurred after the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand like Serbian government was blamed for the attack by the countries around the world. This war between these two allies took lives of around 9 million soldiers, 10 million civilian casualties and around 21 million were wounded. Germany and France were the most affected nations in World war 1. The main cause of the World war 1 that started in 1914 was The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: Around 80% of the male population that were between 15 and 49 years of age were sent by Germany and France into the battle. The fall of Germany, Austria Hungary, Russia and Turkey, the four vulnerable imperial dynasties, was also contributed by World war 1.