Who was a member of the Black Hand and assassinated Archduke Ferdinand?

Who was a member of the Black Hand and assassinated Archduke Ferdinand?

• A. Gavrilo Princip
• B. Archduke Ferdinand
• C. Dimitrije Tucovic
• D. Goran Petrović

Answer: (A)

Gavrilo Princip was the member of the Black Hand who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Black Hand was a secret nationalist group in Serbia that sought to unite Serb-populated lands. In Sarajevo in 1914, Princip fired the fatal shot at the Archduke and his wife during their car ride, an act that triggered a spiral of declarations and mobilizations among the European powers, helping to ignite World War I. The Archduke is the victim in this event, not the killer, and the other names listed were not involved in the assassination.

Gavrilo Princip was the member of the Black Hand who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Black Hand was a secret nationalist group in Serbia that sought to unite Serb-populated lands. In Sarajevo in 1914, Princip fired the fatal shot at the Archduke and his wife during their car ride, an act that triggered a spiral of declarations and mobilizations among the European powers, helping to ignite World War I. The Archduke is the victim in this event, not the killer, and the other names listed were not involved in the assassination.