<span>It was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife by Black Hand member Gavrilo Princip that happened on
June 28, 1914. Austrian blamed the Serbs
and insisted on having Austrian officials try the case in Serb courts. Later on it led to the outbreak of World War
I.</span>
The purpose of passing the Neutrality Act of 1935 was because once the act was invoked, the US was in a better position to find a diplomatic solution to a conflict.
