15.2.2

The July Crisis

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The July Crisis

Tensions peaked in July 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

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Declarations of war

  • 28 July 1914: Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
  • 30 July 1914: Russia began to mobilise its army (prepare troops for warfare) because it did not want to be humiliated after earlier events in the Balkans.
  • The mobilisation was an inflexible process. This meant that once it had begun, it was very difficult to stop.
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Germany enters the war

  • 1 August 1914: Germany declared war on Russia.
  • Germany wanted to support Austria-Hungary.
  • The July Crisis started war in Eastern Europe, but not Western Europe.

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