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To: tejek who wrote (123311)	8/30/2000 4:57:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 1570758

The Archduke died. See raven.cc.ukans.edu for the best concise treatment a quick search turned up. The murders of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie brought Austro-Serbian tensions to a head. Serbia had been fomenting trouble for Austria for many years. For many in Vienna, the double murders provided the 'last straw' for a get-tough showdown. The trail back to the Black Hand would not be unraveled for years to come. Vienna felt she could not wait for conclusive proof and acted based on the mass of circumstantial evidence. As Vienna took a hard line against Serbia, the other powers in Europe took sides. The wheels of war gained speed. The stakes far outgrew the squabble between Austria and Serbia. The Crisis of July turned into world war, just over thirty days after Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot. Gotta watch out for them Serbs, especially in Sarajevo. Quick final edit: It's not quite correct to say it happened in Yugoslavia, because Yugoslavia didn't exist at the time. Well, it doesn't exactly exist now, either, but that's another story. Cheers, Dan.