Which of these events ultimately led to World War I? Choose three correct answers.

Nationalism heightened tensions in the Balkans, where competing national goals made conflict more likely. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand angered Austria-Hungary, which then acted against Serbia; the alliance system widened the conflict as countries were drawn into war. Serbia did not declare war on Austria, and Russia’s mobilization plan did not call for invading France through Belgium.

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