What turned the political assassination of Franz Ferdinand into a world-wide event involving all of the Great Powers was:
a. competition among industrialized nations.
b. the pre-existing system of alliances triggered a chain of events beyond political control.
c. the familial squabbles of the royal houses of Europe, all grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
d. the opportunity to incite revolution in China and Russia.
e. the entry of the United States into the fray of war.
ANSWER:
b
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