The July Crisis Flashcards
Dates and Reasons
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
28 June: Nationalism
German “Blank Cheque” to Austria-Hungary
5/6 July: wanted to keep allies/alliances
Visit of the French Government in St. Petersburg
20-23 July: panslavism –> Russia wants support
Austrian Ultimatum on Serbia
23 July: persecution of assassines, can’t show weakness
Russia starts partial mobilisation
25 July: sign to enemies
Serbia partly declines Austrian Ultimatum
25 July: they have Russia’s support; sovereignity
Austrian partial mobilisation
25 July: Austrian Ultimatum not accepted
Austria-Hungary declares war to Serbia
28 July: Austrian Ultimatum not accpted
General mobilisation in Russia
30 July: declaration of war on their ally, Serbia; according to the book, they are also gearig up to fight Germany
General mobilisation in Austria-Hungary
31 July: imminent fight
German Ultimatum to Russia to stop mobilisation
31 July: they know they’ll have to act soon, still want to enact Schlieffenplan, try to deescalate the situation
German Ultimatum to France to declare themselves neutral
31 July: oncoming war between Russia (ally) and Germany; don’t want to get overpowered
General mobilisation in Germany and declaration of war on Russia
1 August: partial mobilisation wouldn’t make sense; Russia is about to be at war with Austria-Hungary, Germany’s only ally
German declaration of war on France
3 August: Schlieffenplan
German invasion of Belgium
3 August: French border was too strong
Great Britain declares war on Germany
4 August: Germany broke Belgian neutrality guaranteed by Great Britain
Austrian Declaration of war on Russia
6 August: Russia is an ally to the Slavs who Austria-Hungary was currently at war with
British Declaration of war on Austria-Hungary
8 August: Great Britain is an ally to France, Russia (and Belgium), all of whom Germany, an ally to Austria-Hungary, attacked
