Question

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand might have remained a localized incident if____. A. Germany still had an alliance with Russia. B. Britain had not signed a treaty with Belgium. C. Luxembourg had resisted Germany's invasion. D. Germany had invaded France directly

Answer 1

A. Germany still had an alliance with Russia

Russia, having its treaty alliance with France, have found itself war against Germany in which it started the first world war.

Answer 2

Correct answer choice is :

A) Germany still had an alliance with Russia

Explanation:

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir possible to the Austro-Hungarian royalty, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, happened on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo during they were mortally injured by Gavrilo Princip. Princip was one of a society of six murderers organized by Danilo Ilić, a Bosnian Serb and a part of the Black Hand secret organization. The federal purpose of the murder was to cut off Austria-Hungary's South Slav territories so they could be merged into a Yugoslavia.