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The Guns of August
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04/18/2005

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Francis Joseph
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Austrian Emperor: oldest of all monarchs; didn't have physical or mental stamina to make crucial decisions
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Nicholas II
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Czar of Russia: acted on whims, cared little for best interests of the Russian population. Lacked administrative skill, abdicated in 1917
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William II
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German Kaiser: had a serious inferiority complex, often boasted in public, and people were werried about his mental stability. He was considered to be a warmonger, but played little direct part in the war and was forced to abdicate in 1918
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The Balkans are located...
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between the Austrian Empire and the Ottoman Empire
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groups in the Balkans were inspired by...
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nationalism
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the prime contenders for balkan regions were...
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Austria and Russia
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who was the heir to the Austrian throne that was assasinated?
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Francis Ferdinand
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where was the victim assasinated?
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Sarajevo
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Sarajevo is the capital of what country?
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Bosnia
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What date was historically significant to Serbs and Bosnians, when they carried out the assasination?
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June 28
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what country was Bosnia ruled by at the time of the assasination?
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Austria-Hungary
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who was the main assasin?
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Gavrilo Princip
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what terrorist group did the main assasin join?
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The Black Hand
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who organized the terrorist group that participated in the assasination?
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Bosnian Serbs
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what was the goal of the terrorist organization?
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to unite slavic people into a single nation
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what happened to the first two assasins?
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they lost their nerve
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what did the third assasin do?
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threw a bomb
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what was the result of the third assasins action?
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hit a car and killed an officer
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who did Princip kill, besides francis Ferdinand?
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Francis Ferdinand's wife
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what was Pricip's punishment?
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life in jail
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who did Francis Joseph blame for the assasination?
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Serbia
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What did Austria send Serbia?
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an ultimatum
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what is an ultimatum?
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a set of demands
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when Serbia didn't agree to all the demands, what happened?
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austria declared war on Serbia
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who did Austria turn to for support?
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Germany
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who did Serbia seek help from?
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Russia
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what happened when Russian forces mobilized?
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Germany declared war on Russia
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who did Russia turn to for help when Germany declared war on it?
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France
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what did France want revenge for?
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the Franco-Prussian war
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what did Germany demand of France?
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that France remain neutral
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Did France agree to stay neutral?
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no
Term
who did Germany invade first?
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Belgium
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Why did Germany invade Belgium?
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to get to France
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What happened when Germany invaded Belgium?
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Britain declared war on Germany
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what was Austria's goal/justification?
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to punish Serbia for encouraging terrorism
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What was Germany's goal/justification?
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it wanted to stand by its dependable ally, Austria
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What was Russia's goal/justification?
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it saw Austria's ultimatum to Serbia as an effort to oppress slavs
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What was France's goal/justification?
Definition
it feared that by not joining Russia, it would have to face Germany on its own later
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What was Britain's goal/justification?
Definition
it wanted to protect Belgium and feared German forces
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