What was the primary political goal of the assassins?
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Correct answer: To unite South Slavic peoples under Serbian rule
The attackers sought to break off Austria-Hungary's South Slav provinces so they could be combined into a Yugoslavia or Greater Serbia. They believed political violence was the only way to achieve independence.
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