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What event marked the beginning of World War I?

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The beginning of World War I was marked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand terrorist group. This event sparked a chain reaction of alliances and conflicts that led to the outbreak of the war.

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