1Which of the following explains why the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to the outbreak of war in Europe?

Leaders across Europe were “spoiling for a fight.”

A system of alliances obliged nations to support one another.

Germany wanted to take over Britain’s colonies in Asia and Africa.

Franz Ferdinand was a popular leader internationally.
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1Which of the following explains why the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to the outbreak of war in Europe?

 Leaders across Europe were “spoiling for a fight.”

 A system of alliances obliged nations to support one another.

 Germany wanted to take over Britain’s colonies in Asia and Africa.

 Franz Ferdinand was a popular leader internationally.
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I'd go with the second answer, a system of alliances obliged nations to support one another. It was a domino effect that triggered most of Europe to go to war. 

No one was really "spoiling for a fight", Franz Ferdinand wasn't really that popular but the death of a royal figure sent shockwaves across Europe, and Germany didn't actively seek to take over Britain's colonies. 

But Ferdinand's death was the spark that suddenly pit everyone against each other when the Austro-Hungarian empire declared war on Serbia. Serbia had a secret treaty with Russia and France, and both of those nations mobilized. When Russia mobilized, that triggered Germany's mobilization. And soon everyone was at each others' throats.