Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Hitler, Lenin, etc.

Suppose the night before he is actually assasinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand dies of undoubtedly natural causes? Is the world then till now a better place?

Suppose Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky also die before any major wars start in Europe, when and if they ever do, then what?
 
Franz Ferdinand: Perhaps, perhaps not. There would be still Great War. Just with different casus belli.

Lenin: Surely yes. Without succesful communist revolution there wouldn't be Stalin, Hitler, Mao and Pol Pot. So not even WW2 or very different WW2.

Stalin: Possible, but still pretty unsure. It depends who would replace him if there would be still October revolution.

Hitler: Maybe, maybe not. It is pretty plausible that Hitler would be replaced by someone lesser mad authotarian leader or Germany stays democracy. But it is possible too that someone so evil or even worse person get power. But this is quiet implausible.
 
FF: The Great War was going to happen eventually, so no Sarajevo means the war is delayed.

VL: No communist Russia

JS: Depends when it happens. If its before he takes control then Trotsky gets Russia.

AH: Without the vengeful and bitter Hitler leading the NSDAP, then they are never get any power, Germany never starts WW2 and Europe remains at peace...
 
My Mistake

Franz Ferdinand: Perhaps, perhaps not. There would be still Great War. Just with different casus belli.

Lenin: Surely yes. Without succesful communist revolution there wouldn't be Stalin, Hitler, Mao and Pol Pot. So not even WW2 or very different WW2.

Stalin: Possible, but still pretty unsure. It depends who would replace him if there would be still October revolution.

Hitler: Maybe, maybe not. It is pretty plausible that Hitler would be replaced by someone lesser mad authotarian leader or Germany stays democracy. But it is possible too that someone so evil or even worse person get power. But this is quiet implausible.

I think I mispoke, I meant it to be a package deal, they all die. I suppose according to you then if they all do, not even WW2 or very different WW2.

Ithere was a cartoon I had in my text book of a pre-WWI cartoon of a map of Europe. every nation represented by a stereotype person all twisted up to fit their space and all fighting. I just wonder if the Archeduke dies the night before, what eventuality kicks it off?
 
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