Among the major factors leading to the outbreak of war in mid-1914 was
a. Nationalism and internal dissent.
b. German leaders' determination to end Danish opposition to construction of a huge naval base at Kiel.
c. Japan's determination to seize either United States or German colonies in the Pacific, leading to the Japanese declaration of war against Germany in mid-August 1914.
d. Russia's unexpected attack on Serbia and Bulgaria in late June 1914.
e. the assassination of the heir to the Russian Empire.
Question 2
On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated in the Bosnian city of
a. Trieste.
b. Prague.
c. Belgrade.
d. Sarajevo.
e. Mostar.