The Immediate Spark for Hostilities in Europe in 1914 Was

question 34

Multiple Choice

The immediate spark for hostilities in Europe in 1914 was

• A) the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
• B) a struggle between European powers for control of the international diamond trade.
• C) the sinking of the British passenger liner Lusitania.
• D) the death of Otto von Bismarck in Germany.
• E) the German invasion of Poland.

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