HIST 1402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Final Crisis, Militarism, Fokker E.Ii
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The outbreak of wwi: system of alliances- made to keep countries in check a. i. Austria and russians both want balkans: culture of militarism c. i. Arms race- race to build superior weapons c. i. 1. The schlieffen plan- assumes allies will go to war also. Take france first- they are more advanced than russia (they think). Strategy was to flank around the north and attack- go through belgium- Assumes no one will care about movement through belgium. Gb is pledged to protect belgium"s neutrality: nationalism d. i. Austria was very multicultural- nationalism could destroy austrian empire d. ii. Bosnia wants to be with serbia- would cause a domino effect e. Use war to draw people together: short term causes, the blackhand- june 28 a. i. First two of three assassins chicken out a. iii. Third assassin throws a bomb at the car- misses a. iv. Franz wanted to go visit the hospital with the victims of the bomb a. v. 1.
