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The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. This set off a diplomatic crisis when Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia. Within weeks the major powers were at war, and the conflict soon spread around the world.