World War One

So I have been reading about World War I.

WWI and WWII are linked in my mind. They are actually one war. I came to this conclusion after reading about the events that led to WWII. They were directly the results of the way WWI was concluded. So I decided to go back and read about WWI.

The events that led up to WWI are complex and the subject of scholarly differences of opnion, but no one denies or debates that the trigger event was the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand.

The assination was by a single gunman who was part of a larger plot by a terrorist organization. However, the plot of the organization failed earlier that day.

It just happened that the single gunman was sitting in a cafe when he noticed the Archduke's car go by, stop and begin to back up (it had taken a wrong turn).

So the single gunman was able to carry out the assasination not as part of a plot, but as a crime of opportunity.

That man's name was Gavrilo Princip.

One man who's actions triggered WWI (and, to me, WWII).

So if I form band - and you never know, I might - it will be called Princip. Or Princip Jesus or Princip Christ or Princip Adam. All from the idea of the actions of one affecting so many for so long.

Thought you'd like to know.