HIST 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Carrie Chapman Catt, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, War Industries Board
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Originally called the great war not wwi. How did it start: archduke franz ferdinand, heir to the austria-hungary throne, was assassinated by. Gavrilo princip, a serbian nationalist with ties to a secret military group called the black. Germany: led by kaiser wilhelm, hadn"t really existed until 1871 (group of city states before that: late start to industrialization and wanted to build a great country to rival with france and england. Austria-hungary and russia: both looking at the crumbling ottoman empire to see what land they would gain. Serbia: had secret alliance with russia that if they ever entered a conflict, russia would defend. Serbia: russia not exactly happy with this agreement but realizes with a-h gone they can gain more of ottoman empire (turkey) July 28, 1914: austria-hungary declares war on serbia. August 3, 1914: germany declares was on france. Triple entente (allied powers): great britain, france, russia, romania and serbia. Triple alliance (central powers): austria-hungary, germany, bulgaria, italy*
