HIST10014 Lecture 5: HIST10014 Lecture 5 Notes
6 Aug 2018
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The nations slithered over the brink into the boiling cauldron of war without a trace of apprehension or dismay. - david lloyd george. It is imperative that responsibility for the eventual extension of the war among those nations not originally concerned should, under all circumstances, fall on russia. - german chancellor. Cowardly crime has shaken me to the depths of my soul" - german kaiser on shooting of. While germany remains the central player, there has been a recent shift towards examining the roles played by other powers due to debate. 28 june 1914: assassination in sarajevo of austrian archduke franz ferdinanz. He was assassinated by gavrilo princip, a bosnian serb. Black hand - secret society formed in 1911. It"s aim was to unify a greater serbia through violent struggle with serbia"s. Could defeat all 3 entente powers (france and russia) if british remained neutral. Acknowledgement of potential to lead to mass war with many european nations.
