The Balkans Problem

Question 1

What did Austria Hungary want in the Balkans

Answer 1

Wanted ports too but the Serbians in were encouraging the Slavs in Austria Hungary to rebel and Austria hungarys wanted to control Serbia before a war broke out

Question 2

What did Germany want in the Balkans

Answer 2

Kaiser Wilhelm wanted to build a railway from Berlin to Baghdad where there was lots of oil , the tracks would have to go through the centre of the Balkans

Question 3

What happens in 1908

Answer 3

A revolution by a group called the Young Turks caused chaos everywhere . The ruler of Bulgaria crowned himself king and declared his country independent . The Cretans broke away from the Ottoman Empire and united with Greece . So then franz Joseph of Austria Hungary took control of Bosnia and herzogoniva from Turkey but the Austrians had taken over a country which hated them and they also made an enemy of Serbia . Austria called Germany who threatened Russia and Serbia , had France backed Russia war would have broken out . This meant that Nicholas 2nd or Russia couldn’t back down next time beaches it was humiliating and Germany now thought Russia was weak

Question 4

What was the blacks hand aim

Answer 4

To unite all Slavs into one country called Yugoslavia and their first aim was to get the Serbs in Bosnia under Serbian rule

Question 5

What happened in Sarajevo on 28th of July 1914

Answer 5

Franz Ferdinand and his wife were visiting Sarajevo. A black hand member assassinated then leading to a war between the Balkans and Austria hungry because Ferdinand was Austria hungarys heir and was very important because of the alliances and Serbians friendship with Russia

Question 6

What happened after the assassination

Answer 6

The Austria Hungarian empire were convinced the Serbs were behind it and had been looking for an excuse to wipe out the Serbs , so they gambled Russia would back out of this war

Question 7

What happened on the 5th July 1914

Answer 7

Wilhelm 2nd gave franz Joseph a promise of unconditional support

Question 8

23rd July

Answer 8

Austria Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia to accept their demands or their would be war Serbia accepted 9/10 demand s

Question 9

26 th July

Answer 9

Austria Hungary dedicated war on Serbia

Question 10

29 July

Answer 10

Nicholas 2nd orders his army to mobilise

Question 11

What did the Russians want in the Balkans

Answer 11

Wanted ports on the Mediterranean Sea so that trade would be easier . They wanted to take land away from the Turkish rule