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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
Which event in 1914 triggered the start of the First World War?
Correct answer
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Why
The assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne set off a chain of events that led to war. Britain fought as one of the Allied Powers, with Russia, France, Japan, Belgium and others.
Answer choices
- AGermany's invasion of Poland
- BThe assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
- CThe bombing of Pearl Harbor
- DThe Easter Rising