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In what year did the First World War begin?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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En quelle année a commencé la Première Guerre mondiale ?
In what year did the First World War begin?
Answer. In 1914.
En 1914.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, on 28 June 1914, triggers the war. It is declared in August 1914.
The official text that proves it
« Le 28 juin 1914 , l’assassinat à Sarajevo de l’archiduc François-Ferdinand , héritier de l’empire d’Autriche-Hongrie, déclenche le début du conflit. »
On 28 June 1914, the assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, triggers the start of the conflict.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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