However, the immediate origins of the war lay in the decisions taken by statesmen and generals during the July Crisis of 1914, which was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Serbian secret organization, the Black Hand.
Come visit the memorial they have a specific time line showing why each country came into the war.
Everything is clearly explained on the museum tour.
Political reasons
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