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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — History & Identity

What historical incident sparked the outbreak of the First World War?

A) The sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine
B) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C) Germany's invasion of Poland
D) The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Correct answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The First World War, which spanned from 1914 to 1918, was initiated by a series of events set off by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered a sequence of events that escalated into the First World War, fought from 1914 to 1918.

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