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Which event is widely regarded as the trigger for the start of World War I?
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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- The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- The sinking of the Lusitania
- The invasion of Poland
- The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 is commonly seen as the spark that ignited World War I.
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