Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria hunting in CeylonWorld War I, known as The First World War, The Great War, and The War to End All Wars, was precipitated by the assassination on June 28, 1914, of Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip.
Within weeks the major European powers were at war; the conflict soon spread worldwide, mobilizing 70 million personnel, and resulting in a death toll of 15 million, making it one of the deadliest military conflicts in history.
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