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WW1 causes
nationalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What happened in June 1914? | Serbian nationalist assassinates Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie |
| Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand & what was their background | .Gavrilo Princip .19 y/o .Bosnian of Serbian nationality |
| What was Gavrilo Princip's motive? | wanted Bosnia to leave Austro-Hungarian Empire & become part of greater Serbia |
| 4 causes of ww1 | militarism, alliance system, imperialism, nationalism |
| When did Serbia gain independence and from who? | 1878 - from Ottoman Empire |
| Who occupied Bosnia & Herzegovina in 1878? | Austria-Hungary |
| What did Austria Hungary do in 1908? | annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| How did Serbians react to the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | .Serbians mad bc large populations of Serbians in Bosnia & Herzegovina .ask Russia for help, but they can't |
| How did Germany respond to the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | .Germany supports Austria-Hungary .Germany demands Russia recognizes annexation & doesn't support Serbia .Russia agrees to Germany's demands |
| What Serbian nationalist group got popular? | Unity or Death aka Black Hand |
| What did the Black Hand want | .Serbian nationalists that wanted to unite territories w/ethnic Serbs, specifically in Bosnia .responsible for Archduke's death |
| What are some things Black Hand did? | .Smuggled guns, men and propaganda to individuals outside of Serbian border |
| Germany nationalism | .Germans believed they were superior .Pan-Germanist: unite all Germans in a Pan-German state that would include parts of Austria-Hungary |
| Russian nationalism | .Pan-Slavists: unite Russia w Orthodox Slavs in the Balkans |
| French nationalism | .anti-Germany after loss of Alsace-Lorraine territory in Franco-Prussian war of 1870 |
| Powder Keg of Europe | 1. Balkan peninsula 2. Ottoman Empire losing power in the Balkans 3. Slavic ppl want to be free but countries like Austria-Hungary won't let them |
| How did the assassination go down? | 1. assassin throws grenade at motorcade procession 2. car w archduke fleas to safety 3. car w archduke returns to sight to see wounded 4. gavrillo princip sees the car and shoots them point blank |