The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Sarajevo, June 28 th 1914.
Immediate Cause: The Assassination At Sarajevo At Sarajevo.
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The assassin was Gavrilo Princip of the Serbian society The Black Hand, a terrorist organization. The Serbian government was cognizant of the plot; the world generally was outraged.
July 23. Austrian ultimatum to Belgrade (48 hours). July 28. AUSTRIA DECLARED WAR ON SERBIA. B
elgrade was bombarded the next day, though Austria was not ready for real operations until about August 12. The declaration of war was meant to create a fait accompli.
July 29. The Russian tsar agreed to general mobilization. July 31. Germany proclaimed "state of threatening danger
of war." Sent a 12-hour ultimatum to Russia demanding cessation o
f preparations on the German frontier. Germany refused a British request that the neutrality of Belgium be respected.