THE SHOTS THAT IGNITED A BLOODBATH

In a Europe dominated by empires in the early years of the twentieth century, ethnic nationalism is challenging the status-quo, threatening to throw the continent into an unfathomable turmoil that its leaders try to hedge against by strengthening the alliances they got into. Appearing the most vulnerable to this phenomenon is the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is situated at the heart of Europe and whose citizens come from Europe's three major language groups. But strangely eno...