One Shot That Sparked World War I

One bullet. Millions dead “On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand

of Austria was visiting Sarajevo. A young nationalist named Gavrilo Princip fired two shots,

killing the archduke and his wife. That single moment triggered a chain reaction.

Alliances kicked in. Austria blamed Serbia. Germany backed Austria. Russia backed Serbia.

Soon, Europe was at war. What started as one assassination became World War

One, costing millions of lives.”