Countdown to World War 1

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Countdown to World War 1
The Countdown begins
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The Arrest of Princip 28 June 1914
The arrest of Gavrilo Princip a Bosnian Serb
for the assassination of the Archduke and his
wife started the countdown that led to WW1.
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The Countdown continues 23 July Austria sends
an ultimatum to Serbia.
The Government expects the answer of the
Serbian Government to reach it not later than
Saturday 25th at six in the afternoon
The Austrian Chancellor Berchtold - made the 10
demands impossible for Serbia to
accept..deliberately!
We must make sure that Serbia cannot fulfil the
ten demands
Two days later, as expected, Serbia refused two
of the ten demands.
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The Countdown Continues 28 July Austria
declares war on Serbia
Serbias rejection of the ultimatum led
Austria-Hungary to invade Serbia. Austrian
cavalry and other troops launched an attack on
Serbia
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The Countdown continues 30 July
Russia mobilises her army in support of the Serbs.
Russia must support her friend the Serbs against
our mutual enemy the Austrians. We cant afford
to back down
The Russian army took 6 weeks to mobilise.
Nicholas had to give the order NOW!
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The Countdown continues 1 August Germany
declares war on Russia
German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg was determined
to support Austria, even if it led to war.
Even Kaiser Wilhelm was worried about the
outbreak but his views were ignored.
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The Countdown continues 3 August France
mobilises her army to help Russia.
President Poincarre takes the decision to
mobilise Frances army in support of her Russian
ally.
Germany declares war on France.
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The Countdown continues 4th August Germany
invades Belgium
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The Countdown ends Britain declares war on
Germany 4th August
Germanys invasion of Belgium had violated
Belgian neutrality. Through the Treaty of London
(1839) Britain had guaranteed Belgian neutrality.
Britain asked Germany to withdraw when she
refused Britain declared war on Germany.
The Treaty of London
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Sarajevo to World War
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