Chapter 28 - World War I (Section Two)

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Archduke Francis Ferdinand = ?

* Nephew and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Francis Joseph.
* Wanted to give the Slavs (a minority) in the empire a voice in the government equal to that of the Austrians and Hungarians.

Sarajevo = ?

The capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Black Hand or Union of Death = ?

The Serbian nationalist group that’s best known for assassinating Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.

Gavrilo Princip = ?

The 19-year-old who pulled the trigger.

Austro-Hungarian leaders and German allies encouraged the notion that ______ was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

^ Serbia

Germany assured Austria-Hungary that it would give its _______ to any actions Austria-Hungary took against Serbia in response to the assassination.

^ Support

Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ________ that demanded Serbia allow Austro-Hungarian officials into the country to suppress subversive movements and lead an investigation into the archduke’s murder.

^ Ultimatum

Ultimatum = ?

A set of final conditions that must be accepted to avoid severe consequences.

Austria-Hungary knew that war was _________.

^ Imminent

Serbia rejected the Ultimatum’s terms and Austria-Hungary did what in response?

Declared war on Serbia.

Mobilization = ?

The gathering and transport of military troops and fighting equipment in preparation for war.

The ______ government had to support Serbia or risk the bitter hatred of all the Slavs in the Balkan region.

^ Russian

Czar Nicholas II ordered what?

A general mobilization of his armed forces into Austria-Hungary and Germany.

In response to Russia mobilizing its troops, Austria-Hungary did what?

* Issued Russia an ultimatum to cancel its mobilization or face war.
* Gave France 18 hours to decide whether or not it would remain neutral.

What was Russia's and France’s responses to Austria-Hungary’s ultimatums?

* Russia continued its mobilization.
* France responded that it would support Russia.

Following Russia’s and France’s responses to Austria-Hungary’s ultimatums, Austria-Hungary did what?

Declared war on both Russia and France.

While this was happening, Britain remained _________ about going to war.

^ Undecided

The German army marched into _________ and demanded passage across Belgium. The only issue was Belgium was a country whose borders and _________ had been guranteed by an 1839 treaty (signed by all the major players in this section).

^ Luxembourg

^ Neutrality

The Belgians refused the Germans entry into their territory and ______ to Great Britain.

^ Tattled

Britain protested the German army’s actions and demanded the _________ of German forces from Belgium.

^ Withdrawal

The German chancellor responded to Great Britain’s demand by calling the 1839 treaty “_ ____ __ _____.”

^ A scrap of paper

Britain declared war on _______ after the chancellor insulted the sanctified treaty.

^ Germany

The outbreak of war in August of 1914 was generally greeted in an outburst of ________ enthusiasm.

^ Patriotic