One of the first causes of World War 1 was nationalism; many European countries published newspaper to promote pride in their own country. The idea that …show more content…
This assassination was done by a terrorist group called The Black Hand Movement who was against Austro-Hungary control over Serbia. They convinced young people to joint their terrorist group and trained them to be terrorist; they wanted to destroy people who represented Austro-Hungary control over Serbia. When the terrorist group first tried to assassinate Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife, they were travelling in a car through large crowds. A member of the terrorist group threw a bomb at the car but it bounced off, after this the car had to reduce its speed so another member of the group ended up shooting Franz Ferdinand and his wife at point blank range. The pair died before receiving medical attention. It was this action of the actions of the Black Hand Movement Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia which leads to World War