Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Flashcards
When did Austria-Hungary annex Bosnia?
1908
What did Bosnian Serbs want?
To live in an independent Slavic state
What happened in the 1912 Balkan Crisis?
Austria-Hungary blocked Serbian expansion in the Balkans
What did the Black Hand want?
Unification of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia
Where did the Black Hand get their weapons?
From the Serbian military intelligence chief (the Black Hand’s leader)
Who travelled to Sarajevo?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
When did the Archduke travel to Sarajevo?
28th June, 1914
Who kills the Archduke and his wife and how?
Gavrilo Princip by shooting at them each once
The car was stalled as it turned around in Franz Josef street
What was the Blank Cheque?
Germany’s promise to Austria-Hungary to support them no matter what happened
What was the Austrian Ultimatum?
A list of 10 demands sent to Serbia
How did Serbia respond to the ultimatum?
They agreed to all demands except one, and asked to compromise
When did war on Serbia officially begin?
28th July 1914
