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Setting the World on Fire: The Start of World War I
- Austria-Hungary's Decision
- The Austrian Ultimatum
- The Coming of War
- France and Britain Jump In
- War Plans
- Mobilization
- Off to War!
- The Clash Begins
- For More Information
- Sources
- Gavrilo Princip: Killer or Hero?
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863–1914) of Austria, the heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, Countess Sophie, paid an official visit to Sarajevo, the provincial capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina had been annexed (claimed) by the...
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- Setting the World on Fire: The Start of World War I
- Settling in: The First Years on the Western Front
- Changing Tides of War on the Western Front
- The War in the East
- The Far-Flung War: Fighting on Distant Fronts
- The War at Sea
- Technology
- The Home Front: Fighting a Total War
- Reluctant Warriors: The United States in World War I
- The Failed Peace
- Conclusion: The Costs of War
