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Title: The Guns of August


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The Guns of August
  • The immediate causes of W.W.I

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Map of Europe with Alliances after events of the
summer of 1914
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Archduke Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated.
  • DETAILS
  • June 28, 1914
  • The visit angered many Serbian nationalists who
    resisted Austria-Hungary rule.
  • Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian
    terrorist group the Black Hand shot and killed
    the Archduke and his wife.

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PLACE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN CORRECT ORDER ON
YOUR FLOWCHART ADD DETAIL NOTES.
Britain declares war on Germany
Serbia rallies support from Russia who then
mobilizes for war.
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Germany declares War on Russia
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Germany enacts the Schlieffen Plan and invades
Belgium, ignoring its neutrality.
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Germany declares war on France.
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Russia appeals to its ally France who ignores
German request to stay out of conflict.
Austria-Hungary gives ultimatum declares war on
Serbia
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  • The
  • Schlieffen
  • Plan
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