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The short term effect was that Germany was now forced to confront one of Bismark's worst fears: a two front conflict. Hopes on the Allied side were very high, and Serbia, emboldened by a Russian promise to defend her, rejected Austria-Hungary's ultimatum outright, although previously they had been considering accepting most of the terms. For a short time Russia was finally starting to feel rejuvinated as the flood of patriotism took hold. The people stood behind their Tsar again, and everyone believed that Russia would be victorious. Of course, as history has shown, this was not to keep. Despite early success in East Prussia and against the Austrians, Germany quickly gained the upperhand over inferior Russian leadership and her badly equipped forces.

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