Slide to War June-August 1914
Events leading to the outbreak of war.
Make sure you have detailed factual knowledge about AND HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT the following issues and topics:
WHY DID THE SARAJEVO ASSASSINATION LEAD TO THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN 1914? 1. A description of the slide to war, 1914.
WHY DID THE SARAJEVO ASSASSINATION LEAD TO THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN 1914?
The Slide to War, 1914
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Revision Focus This is a Paper 1 topic, so concentrate on learning: 1. WHAT happened 2. EFFECTS/ Importance Linkse-book on events leading to the outbreak of WWI.
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Austria |
5 July: Austria-Hungary approached the Germans and got a promise (the
so-called 'blank
cheque')
23 July: The Austro-Hungarian government sent Serbia an ultimatum containing ten really tough demands. (They expected Serbia to reject the ultimatum, which would give Austria-Hungary an excuse to invade.)
25 July: But the Serbs agreed to everything EXCEPT part of demand
6 - Kaiser Wilhelm wrote: 'the reply amounted to
28 July: Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
anyway -
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Russia |
31 July: Tsar
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Germany |
1 August: To
allow Russia to mobilise without response, said the
Kaiser, was like letting an enemy put a loaded gun to your head.
3 August: However, the Schlieffen Plan only envisaged a Germany attack on France so - claiming that French planes had bombed Nuremberg - Germany ALSO had to declare war on France.
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Britain |
2 August:
4 August: By the Treaty of London (1839) Britain had promised to defend Belgium. Therefore, Britain sent Germany an ultimatum - and when that was refused, declared war. 'For a scrap of paper, Great Britain is going to make war?' asked Bethmann-Hollweg. |