The Black Hand Secret Society Flashcards
1
Q
What was the main aim of the society?
A
The creation, by means of violence, of a Greater Serbia.
2
Q
Who did they assassinate?
A
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
3
Q
After the assassination who did members of the society claim was responsible?
A
They claimed that three men from Serbia organised the plot.
4
Q
What did the Austrian Government demand that the Serbians do?
A
They demanded that they arrest the men and send them to Vienna for trial.
5
Q
But how did the Serbians react?
A
They wouldn’t send the men as it was a violation of Serbia’s constitution and criminal law.
6
Q
Who is the leader of the black hand?
A
Dimitrijevic.
7
Q
Why did they want to kill Ferdinand?
A
He wanted to grant concessions to the south Slavs, which would make it difficult for an independent Serbian state to achieved.
