Which event is widely considered the immediate trigger for the outbreak of World War I in

A) The naval arms race between Britain and Germany

B) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

C) Germany's invasion of Belgium

D) The signing of the Triple Entente

Explanation

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, sparked a series of events that led to the declaration of war, initiating World War I.

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