HIST 387 Lecture 2: 387 - Week 3 – Lecture 2 - Crises .docx
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Sometimes russia backed down and advised against heightening the crisis as in 1908 and 1912 although, there was a great deal of talk about war in france and russia against germany and austria-hungary. First balkan crisis in 1908 blank cheque from germany to austria-hungary when the austrian chief of the general-staff . A war-mongerer, informed the german chief of the general staff of the tensions and of the possibility. 1912 - moltke told vh the case for which alliance existed, would occur for germany if austrian troops invaded serbia and then. Russia began a war against austria what actually happened! Moltke told the austrian chief of the general staff: if you invade serbia, there will be the support of germany if russia then attacks you: had been authorised by the chancellor bulow and the emperor wilhelm ii. If all these ingredients were dropped in the pot, it would boil over" hoffman.
