answersLogoWhite

0

The immediate cause was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne, and his wife by two Bosnian Serbs in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. But the events that followed were so complicated that Barbara Tuchman's book *The Guns of August* provides a valuable insight into the compulsion to wage war. JFK was reading it during the Cuban missile crisis, aware of the danger of rushing into war.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

Still curious? Ask our experts.

Chat with our AI personalities

ReneRene
Change my mind. I dare you.
Chat with Rene
ViviVivi
Your ride-or-die bestie who's seen you through every high and low.
Chat with Vivi
LaoLao
The path is yours to walk; I am only here to hold up a mirror.
Chat with Lao

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What was the catalyst that helped start World War 1?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp