The Laundry List That Started World War I
20th Century

The Laundry List That Started World War I

A Serbian officer's shopping list in his jacket pocket nearly prevented the assassination that plunged the world into its first global war.

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World War IAssassinationAustria HungarySerbiaSarajevoFranz FerdinandGavrilo PrincipButterfly EffectBosnia20th CenturyPolitical ViolenceBalkans

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