The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was a catalyst for war from "summary" of The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
The shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was like a match that ignited a powder keg in Europe. The assassination set off a chain reaction of events that ultimately led to the outbreak of World War I. The assassination itself was not enough to cause a war, but it acted as a catalyst that brought to the surface the underlying tensions and rivalries between the great powers of Europe. In the aftermath of the assassination, a complex web of alliances and ententes came into play. The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were like a tangled web that drew in one nation after another. Each country felt compelled to honor its commitments and defend its allies, leading to a domino effect of declarations of wa...
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