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On 28 June 1914 there was an assassination in Sarajevo. Who was killed?
In the exam (German)
Am 28. Juni 1914 gab es in Sarajevo ein Attentat. Wer wurde dabei getötet?
- aEmperor Franz Joseph I, the monarchKaiser Franz Joseph I., der Monarch
- bEmpress Elisabeth, the wife of the emperorKaiserin Elisabeth, die Ehefrau des Kaisers
- cArchduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throneErzherzog Franz Ferdinand, der ThronfolgerCorrect answer
- dSophie, the wife of the heir to the throneSophie, die Ehefrau des ThronfolgersCorrect answer
Why?
A young Bosnian Serb nationalist shot the heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo. Emperor Franz Joseph lived until 1916, and Empress Elisabeth had already been murdered in Geneva in 1898. A few weeks later the assassination led to the First World War.
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On which state did Austria-Hungary declare war at the end of July 1914, after the assassination in Sarajevo?Correct answer:Serbia
Welchem Staat erklärte Österreich-Ungarn Ende Juli 1914, nach dem Attentat von Sarajevo, den Krieg? — Serbien
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Which states fought on the side of Austria-Hungary in the First World War?Correct answer:The Tsardom of Bulgaria
Correct answer:The Ottoman Empire
Correct answer:The German Empire
Welche Staaten kämpften im Ersten Weltkrieg auf der Seite von Österreich-Ungarn? — Das Zarentum Bulgarien · Das Osmanische Reich · Das Deutsche Reich
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In October 1918 Emperor Charles I (Karl I.) still wanted to prevent the collapse of the empire with a manifesto to his peoples. What did he propose in it?Correct answer:The Austrian half of the empire should become a federal state, with separate territories for the individual peoples
Im Oktober 1918 wollte Kaiser Karl I. mit einem Manifest an seine Völker den Zerfall des Reiches noch verhindern. Was schlug er darin vor? — Die österreichische Reichshälfte sollte ein Bundesstaat werden, mit eigenen Gebieten für die einzelnen Völker
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Which states were founded or re-founded in 1918 and received territories of the former Habsburg Monarchy?Correct answer:Poland
Correct answer:The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia)
Correct answer:Czechoslovakia
Welche Staaten wurden 1918 neu oder wieder gegründet und bekamen dabei Gebiete der früheren Habsburgermonarchie? — Polen · Das Königreich der Serben, Kroaten und Slowenen (später Jugoslawien) · Die Tschechoslowakei
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