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The start of the First World War
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The First World War began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Britain and its allies fought against the Central Powers, which included Germany and Austria-Hungary, until the war ended in 1918.
Memory tip: Trigger of WWI: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
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Whose assassination helped trigger the First World War in 1914?
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