Gavrilo Princip

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Gavrilo Princip born?July 25, 1894
2. Where was Gavrilo Princip born?Obljaj, near Bosansko Grahovo, Kingdom of Bosnia, Austria-Hungary
3. When did Gavrilo Princip die?April 28, 1918, in prison at Terezín fortress from tuberculosis
4. What is the affiliation?Member of Young Bosnia, a revolutionary movement
5. What is the sentence?20 years in prison (maximum sentence for his age at the time)
6. Who was Gavrilo Princip?Gavrilo Princip was a young nationalist from Bosnia who became famous for killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, an act that helped start World War I.

Yugoslav Nationalism: An ideology advocating for the political and cultural unity of all South Slavic peoples into a single nation.
Black Hand: A secret Serbian nationalist military society that supported the unification of all Serbs and provided weapons and training to conspirators.
July Crisis: The diplomatic and military escalation in July 1914 following the assassination, leading directly to the outbreak of World War I.
Catalyst: An event or person that causes or accelerates a significant change or action.