The gunshot that started it all
On June 28th, 1914 gunshots were heard throughout Sarajevo. The main catalyst for the first ever World War, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip, a member of a Serbian nationalist terrorist group. They did not agree with Austria-Hungary's rule over Bosnia and believed that Bosnia belonged to Serbia. In an attempt to defy the government, they targeted the Archduke and his wife, resulting in Austria Hungary declaring war on Serbia. Germany along with the Ottoman Empire later joined the war and became allies with Austria-Hungary, the opposing side being Serbia, Britain, France, Russia, The Empire of Belgium and soon after during 1915, Italy switched sides to join them.
Sarajevo is not only the capital but also the largest city in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The place being taken over by Austria-Hungary during the year of 1878. The decision of taking over Bosnia had been to preserve the delicate balance of power across Europe.