In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo shocked Europe and triggered a chain reaction of alliances and conflicts. What began as a political crisis soon escalated into World War I, one of the deadliest wars in history that changed the world forever. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo shocked Europe and triggered a chain reaction of alliances and conflicts. What began as a political crisis soon escalated into World War I, one of the deadliest wars in history that changed the world forever.
