AP Euro Notes Sec 25-1 pp. 768-773 & 783-788 Nalani Story The Road to World War I June 28, 1914, heir to Austrian throne, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, = assassinated in Bosnian city of Sarajevo The event precipitated confrontation between Austrian & Serbia that led to WWI War=not inevitable Previous assassinations of Euro leaders=not led to war & euro statesmen=managed to localize such conflicts The decisions that Euro Statesmen mad during crisis were crucial in leading to war, there= also long-range underlying forces= propelling Euros toward armed conflicts Nationalism In 1st ? of 19 cent, liberals=maintained that organization of Euro states along national lines would lead to a peaceful Euro based on a sense of international fraternity They=very wrong