See pg. 803 -Archduke Franz Ferdinand with his wife. Insert shows Gavrilo Princeps after arrest.

1. Who was Gavrilo Princeps, where did he assassinate the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and why did he do this?

2. How did a conflict between Austria and Serbia lead to a much larger war?

a. Why did other European countries get involved?

b. Why did countries like India, and regions of Africa become involved?

c. Why did countries like Japan become involved?

3. Look at the map on page 833 of your textbook: “Territorial Changes in Europe and the Near East after the First World War.” Answer the questions about geographical changes resulting from the war

a. “Can you see any obvious difficulties created by the redrawing of the map of Europe?

b. What historical circumstances and/ or new threats guided the victors to create such geopolitical anomalies?