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Which of the following can be used to investigate the reason the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked World War I?(1 point)
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the collapse of the alliance system
the collapse of the alliance system

the role that East African soldiers played in the war
the role that East African soldiers played in the war

the nationality of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin
the nationality of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin

knowledge of the Schlieffen Plan

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the nationality of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin

Reason: Knowing the assassin was a Bosnian Serb linked to Serbian nationalist groups explains why Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia and issued an ultimatum — the immediate cause that set the alliance and mobilization systems into motion. The Schlieffen Plan and alliances help explain why the conflict widened, but the assassin’s nationality is the direct link from the killing to the diplomatic crisis.