HIST 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, William Jennings Bryan, Austria-Hungary
16 Aug 2016
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Video: 5 major treaties and alliances in the build up to world war one. July 28, 1914: assassination of archduke franz ferdinand. July 28: emperor franz joseph of austria-hungary declares wear on serbia. July 31: as an ally of serbia, russia fully mobilizes its armed forces. August 1: germany declares war on russia. August 3: germany declares war on france. August 4: in an effort to capture paris quickly, germany invades neutral. August 6: austria hungary declares war on russia. Schlieffen plan: once they took paris, germany could focus on getting russia. Trench warfare: new to this time, each trench had 5k men per side. Tanks were basically tractors + machine guns. An irish american invented the machine in the 1880"s, 50 lbs + 70 lb mounts. Us was neutral but increased trade with britain, curbed trade with. Retaliated by u-boat sink of lusitania may 7, 1915- no intervention. German embassy announces that it"s going to happen and be ready.
