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Who started World War 1?
Gavrilo Princip in Sarejevo.
Princip assassinated Archduke Ferdinand of Austria who was of course leader of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Then Austria formed a military union with Germany before declaring war on Serbia. After that, Russia came to the defense of its ally, Serbia. And France had a long standing treaty with Russia which made it an instant enemy of Germany.