Who was Gavrilo Princip?
Q: Who was Gavrilo Princip?
A: Gavrilo Princip was a Serb nationalist who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the wife of the Archduchess Sophie Chotek on 25 July 1894.
Q: Where was he born?
A: He was born in Obljaj, a poor area of Bosnia.
Q: What group did he join as a young man?
A: As a young man, he joined a small group called "Young Bosnia" who wanted the Slavs in the south of Austria-Hungary to join with Serbia in a new country.
Q: How did this group get guns and bombs?
A: A group of powerful people in Serbia called the Black Hand gave 'Young Bosnia' guns and small bombs.
Q: What happened when they failed to kill Ferdinand?
A: After they all failed to kill Ferdinand, Princip went to buy a sandwich at a cafe and when he came out, he saw Ferdinand's car stalled and walked up and shot him.
Q: Why couldn't they kill Princip for his crime?
A: The Austrians thought it was a very bad crime but they could not kill him because he was only 19 years old according to law in Austria-Hungary which said only people older than 20 could be killed even when the crime is as bad as killing royalty like Ferdinand.
