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AP Success - AP World History: Archduke's Assassination & WWI

"Gavrilo Princip, Nedeljko Cabrinovic, Trifko Grabez, Vaso Cubrilovic and Cetres Popovic confess that in common with the fugitive Mehemed Mehmedbasic they contrived a plot for the murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and, armed with bombs and in the case of some of them with Browning pistols, laid wait for him on June 28, 1914, on his progress through Serajevo for the purpose of carrying out the planned attack.

Nedeljko Cabrinovic confesses that he was the first of the conspirators to hurl a bomb against the Archduke's carriage, which missed its mark and which on exploding injured only the occupants of the carriage following the Archducal motor car.

Gavrilo Princip confesses that he fired two shots from a Browning pistol against the Archducal motor car, by which the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Duchess Sophie of Hohenberg received fatal wounds.

Both perpetrators confess that the act was done with intent to murder."

Austrian Report on Archduke's Assassination in June 1914

Question 1

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements best summarizes the intent of the conspirators involved in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

  • The conspirators planned and carried out the assassination with the intent to murder.

  • The conspirators aimed to kidnap the Archduke rather than assassinate him.

  • The conspirators were attempting to sabotage the Archduke's motor car without causing harm to individuals.

  • The conspirators accidentally caused the death of the Archduke without an intent to murder.

Question 2

Multiple choice

Which weapon was used by Gavrilo Princip to inflict fatal wounds on Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Duchess Sophie of Hohenberg?

  • Rifle

  • Browning pistol

  • Bomb

  • Dagger

Question 3

Multiple choice

What was the outcome of Nedeljko Cabrinovic's attempt to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

  • His bomb failed to detonate and was a dud.

  • He was apprehended before he could throw the bomb.

  • His bomb directly hit the Archduke's carriage, causing fatal injuries.

  • His bomb missed the Archduke's carriage and injured occupants of another carriage.

Question 4

Multiple choice

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is often cited as the immediate cause for which of the following events?

  • The formation of the League of Nations

  • The outbreak of World War I

  • The start of the Russian Revolution

  • The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 5

Multiple choice

The report on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand suggests that the conspirators were part of a larger group, as indicated by the mention of which individual?

  • Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

  • Mehemed Mehmedbasic

  • Franz Joseph I of Austria

  • Gavrilo Princip as the sole mastermind

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