HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture 15: 6.WW1-.3
22 Oct 2017
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Pre-war: assassination/july crisis (part 2) (1914: june 28 ~ july 28: assassination of franz ferdinand (june 28) The black hand (a serbian terrorist group) claims responsibility for the assassination of austrian arch-duke and heir. Debates as to whether the serbian government knew/planned with the black hand: the blank check (july 5) Assurance from germany to austria of full support in any actions they take on serbia. Austria waits 18 days since the blank check before sending an ultimatum to serbia. Mobilization = activation of military forces and redirection of social/economic activities. Generals believed timing of mobilization was crucial to the success from war. Nicholas ii, the tsar of russia, orders partial mobilization on austria: russian general mobilization (july 28) Austria deems serbian reply from the ultimatum unsatisfactory; declares war on serbia. Russian generals persuade nicholas ii to order general mobilization on both austria and.
