PSC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter n/a: Austria-Hungary, The Great Game, Opportunity Cost
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There isn"t a clear answer to why something happens. Archduke next in line to be the heir of the austria-hungary and gets assassinated in serbia and for many years the two countries had been already in a tension. That"s why it becomes a crisis because he goes to a country that they already don"t like. Assassinated by a terrorist but the government blames serbia for letting it happen. Signal russia saying if there is a war we will support serbia. Austria issues serbia an ultimatum, they don"t make enough concessions. Serbians have russia, austria-hungary"s primary ally is germany. Germany declared war and russia before they declared war on russia. And germany declared war on france before they declared war on. ***could argue that signaling backfired because mobilizing troops might look like declaring war instead of taking it as a sign that they are trying to get you to back down.
