Gavrilo Princip
publication date: Monday, January 13, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)
category: Terrorism
clue: A worldwide war can be kicked off with one assassination, as he proved a little over a century ago.
explanation: Princip's assassination of Franz Ferdinand sparked the first World War. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates
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