The second bullet struck the Archduke close to the heart. He uttered only one word, “Sofia” —a call to his stricken wife. Then his head fell back and he collapsed. He died almost instantly.
–Borijove Jevtic, co-conspirator
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following was the reason behind the incident described in this passage?
A. ethnic conflict in the Ottoman empire
B. extreme militarism in Germany
C. Serbian nationalism
D. economic competition between France and Germany
The heir to the Austria-Hungary throne and his wife Sophie were shot dead by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo,Bosnia. The assassination is believed by historian to be the immediate cause of ww1. The Austrian-Hungarian government saw this as a direct attack on their country and believed that the Serbian authorities had helped the Bosnian terrorists.
Explanation: This dialogue belongs to the historically famous massacre of Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria and his wife Sofia. We are talking about the time when Serbia was greatly influenced by two consecutive Balkan wars when the Serbian nationalists wanted to liberate South Slavs of Austria-Hungary. Franz was going for a military inspection to Bosnia when he was killed by a group of Serbian nationalists at Sarajevo. This event became the very case of WWI.
