Assertion: empire's leader | /r/CapableOf | use the assassination
Facets:
value: as an excuse
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: But now the leaders of Austria-Hungary, especially General Count Leopold von Berchtold, backed by its ally Germany, decided to confront Serbia militarily before it could incite a revolt; using the assassination as an excuse, they presented a list of ten demands called the July Ultimatum, expecting Serbia would never accept.