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How did Serbia respond to the demands of Austria-Hungary?
They gave Serbia an ultimatum which said that if they didn't stop trying to be independent then they would go to war with them, of course this then led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the start of the first world war.
What is the effect of Serbia accepted all but one demand of the Austro Hungarian ultimatum?
Effect : Austria-Hungary mobilized for war
What did the austro-Hungarian empire demand of Serbia?
to fight for them
Why was Russia drawn into conflict with Germany after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia?
Because Russia had guaranteed in March 1909 to protect Serbia, in return for Serbian acceptance of Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia-Hercegovina. In the 1880s and 1890s Serbia had been aligned with Austria-Hungary while Russia backed Serbia's rival Bulgaria. A palace coup in Belgrade in 1903 brought a pro-Russian nationalist orientation as Serbia's new leaders looked toward annexation of Austria-Hungary's southern Slav-inhabited provinces. Serbia's new orientation dovetailed with the growing "Pan-Slav" sentiment in Russia, which sought to expand its influence in eastern Europe and the Balkans as a counter to German and Austro-Hungarian policy. The 1909 guarantee was an unforeseen emergency measure intended to get Russia out of a major diplomatic embarrassment provoked by her rivals. As with so much else in the coming of war, it had all been something of an accident.
Why did Austria and Prussia demand France put their king back on his throne?
I don't f*cking know
What event set the First World War into motion?
The events leading up to WWI are commonly referred to as a Keg of Gunpowder, meaning that all that was required for war to break out was one 'spark', or controversial event. Said event took the form of the assassination of Arch-duke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. The assassination was orchestrated by a Nationalist terrorist group known as the Black Hand.Austria-Hungary believed that their neighbour Serbia had a hand in either supplying or supporting the Black Hand as a whole, and in response to the assassination, demanded that Serbia bring the assassins to justice. This demand was a Catch-22, in that if Serbia agreed, the act would nullify Serbias sovereignty, and if it refused to comply, both countries would be dragged into a war.Knowing that Serbia had slavic ties to Russia, but not believing that Russia would be dragged into the war, Austria-Hungary sought reassurance from their ally Germany that, were Russia to react to Austria-Hungary's war with Serbia, that Germany would intervention.Unsatisfied with Serbia's response (or lack thereof) to their ultimatum, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.Russia, bound by treaty to Serbia, announced mobilisation of its vast army in her defence, a slow process that would take around six weeks to complete.Germany, allied to Austria-Hungary by treaty, viewed the Russian mobilisation as an act of war against Austria-Hungary, and after scant warning declared war on Russia on 1 August.France, bound by treaty to Russia, found itself at war against Germany and, by extension, on Austria-Hungary following a German declaration on 3 August. Germany was swift in invading Southern Belgium, so as to reach Paris by the shortest possible route.Britain, allied to France by a more loosely worded treaty which placed a "moral obligation" upon her to defend France, declared war against Germany on 4 August. Her reason for entering the conflict lay in another direction: she was obligated to defend neutral Belgium by the terms of a 75 year old treaty. With Germany's invasion of Belgium on 4 August, and the Belgian King's appeal to Britain for assistance, Britain entered the war later that day. Like France, she was by extension also at war with Austria-Hungary.With Britain's entry into the war, her colonies and dominions abroad variously offered military and financial assistance, and included Australia, Canada, India, New Zealandand the Union of South Africa.United States President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain neutral, an official stance that would last until 1917 when Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare - which seriously threatened America's commercial shipping (which was in any event almost entirely directed towards the Allies led by Britain and France) - forced the U.S. to enter the war.Japan, honouring a military agreement with Britain, declared war on Germany on 23 August 1914. Two days later Austria-Hungary responded by declaring war on Japan.Italy, although allied to both Germany and Austria-Hungary, was able to avoid entering the conflict by citing a clause enabling it to evade its obligations to both. In short, Italy was committed to defend Germany and Austria-Hungary only in the event of a 'defensive' war; arguing that their actions were 'offensive' she declared instead a policy of neutrality. The following year, in May 1915, she finally joined the war by siding with the Allies against her two former allies.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------There was no single event that started World War 1. There were many events, which over time, led to the massive breakout of World War 1.Many claim that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, done by a gang named "The Black Hand" while Ferdinand visited Serbia, started all of the chaos. However, had Germany not given Austria the blank check (which basically informed Austria of Germany's friendship in case of any wars), Russia would not have come to the aid of Serbia and entered the war. If Germany had not entered neutral Belgium (which violated an unwritten law of Europe), Great Britain and France would have not been involved.Thus, there was not one single event, but multiple events that ultimately led to the total war known as World War 1.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Was Austria Hungary to blame for World War 1?
Eric 1 of Austria-Hungary was assinated by a Serbian nationalist. this started a conflict between the Serbs and Austrians.The Germans came to the aid of their Austrian cousins, just as the Russians came to the aid of the Serbs.This started a war between The Germans and the Russian Empire.Germany knew that Russia had formed an alliance with France, and that the French were obligated to enter the war on the side of the Russians against Germany.Since the Germans knew they couldn't fight a two-front war and win,and since France- that had a more mobile and modern army than the Russians posed the greater threat-Germany invaded France first.On their way to invading France, the Germans took a short-cut through Belgium, without the Belgian's permission.The British could not let the Germans get away with this, and declared war against Germany and it's allies. From there we we're off to the races, and it all began with a head-of-state being assinated by a radical.AnswerAfter the assassination of franz ferdenand (an Austrian duke and heir to the throne) a/h offered an ultimatum to Serbia ,which, in the extent of its demand that the assassins be brought to justice effectively nullified Serbia's sovereignty. Austria-Hungary's expectation was that Serbia would reject the remarkably severe terms of the ultimatum, thereby giving her a pretext for launching a limited war against Serbia. thus causing the large chain of decalrations of war.
Domino effect that occurred after Austria declared war against Serbia?
The Austro-Hungarian government used the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand as a pretext to deal with the Serbian question, supported by Germany. On 23 July 1914, an ultimatum was sent to Serbia with ten demands, some so extreme that the Serbian reply included reservations and rejected the sixth demand. The Serbians, relying on support from Russia, removed acceptance of the sixth key demand (the draft reply had accepted it), and also ordered mobilization. In response, Austria-Hungary issued a declaration of war on 28 July. Initially, Russia ordered partial mobilization, directed at the Austrian frontier. On 31 July, after the Russian General Staff informed the Czar that partial mobilization was logistically impossible, a full mobilization was ordered. The Schlieffen Plan, which relied on a quick strike against France, could not afford to allow the Russians to mobilize without launching an attack. Thus, the Germans declared war against Russia on 1 August and on France two days later. Germany then violated the neutrality of Belgium by advancing through it on the way to Paris. This brought the British Empire into the war, as Britain had guaranteed Belgium's neutrality in treaties arising from the Belgian Revolution of 1830. With this, five of the six European powers were now involved in the largest continental European conflict since the Napoleonic Wars.[34]This is a bit easier to understand:Austria blamed Serbia for Ferdinand's death and declared war on Serbia.¯Germany pledged their support for Austria - Hungary.¯Russia pledged their support for Serbia.¯Germany declares war on Russia.¯France pledged their support for Russia.¯Germany declares war on France.¯Germany invades Belgium on the way to France.¯Great Britain supports Belgium and declares war on Germany.
What happened in Sarajevo to bring events to a crisis and what did the Austro-Hungarian Empire demand of Serbia?
Murder of archduke Franz F erdinaand on 1914 june 28.
Did War world one began in 1915 true or false?
ANSWER I believe it the war started in 1914 when Austria-Hungay declared war on Serbia in result of the assassination of Archduke of Austria-Hungary. ANSWER The date commonly assumed for the start of World War I is 4 August 1914, the day Germany invaded Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany. The immediate trigger for the start of World War I (also known as the Great War) was the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz-Ferdinand on 28 June, 1914, in Sarajevo. After Serbia refused to allow Austro-Hungarian police to operate in Serbia to find and interrogate others involved in the assassination, the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia on 28 July. This started the chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I. The Kaiser and the Czar initially made strenuous efforts to contain the crisis, but once it became clear mobilisation could not be stopped, the Kaiser's position hardened significantly. On 31 July, Russia, an ally of Serbia announced full mobilisation of her forces. In response, Germany mobilised her forces and declared war on Russia on 1 August. Germany followed this up on 3 August when she declared war on France. The next day Germany declared war on neutral Belgium after Belgium had refused a German demand for free passage (the French-German border was protected by the supposedly impregnable Maginot Line so Germany wanted to implement the Shlieffen Plan and attack through Belgium). Germany subsequently invaded Belgium at 0800 hours on 4 August 1914 near the Belgian town of Verviers and the German city of Aachen. Britain, who had guaranteed Belgium's neutrality since 1839, issued an ultimatum for Germany to cease its hostilities, acknowledge belgium's neutrality and withdraw from the country by midnight Central European Time, or a state of war would exist between Germany and Britain. It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War I.
What happened when serbia accepted all but one demand of the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum?
When Serbia rejected the Hapsburgh ultimatum, Russia supported Serbia, Germany backed the Austro-Hungarians, who invaded Serbia bringing the triple alliance, (Russia England France) into the First World War. The Ottoman Empire backed Germany and Austro-Hungarians to create the Axis. Italy backed the triple alliance to create the Allies, which defeated the Axis, in 1918. Canada, Australia, New England and other Commonwealth Nations supported England, as they did in WW2.
What were the agreements and disagreements in the Bosnian crisis that cause world war 1?
The Bosnian Crisis was a very complicated issue that involved nine nations. In 1878, Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia-Herzegovina with the agreement of the rest of Europe (Treaty of Berlin). Bosnia-Herzegovina were the two most northwesterly provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Austria-Hungary signed an agreement that the Sultan's sovereignty over the area would be upheld but few expected Austria-Hungary to adhere to this. In fact, Austria-Hungary quickly made plans to annex the provinces. However, annexation had not been agreed at the Berlin meeting of Europe's powers and the whole question remained dormant until after 1900. If Austria-Hungary wanted to annex Bosnia-Herzegovina, she would have needed the full agreement of other European powers, especially Russia. In 1906, Austria-Hungary was generally experiencing problems among the people in the Balkans that it ruled over. The Austro-Hungarian Empire principally contained Croats, Slovenes, Serbians, Albanians and Macedonians and the whole issue of independence for these peoples reared its head. Russia had lost a great amount of international prestige when she was defeated by Japan in the 1905 war in the Far East. The destruction of the Russian Navy at Tsuhima Bay was seen as a humiliating defeat. Russia, therefore, needed to restore her standing in Europe and in Foreign Minister Alexander Izvolsky they had a man who was determined to do just this. The Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, Baron Lexa von Aehrenthal, also wanted to show that his nation was more than a mere satellite of Germany. He was willing to negotiate with Russia on their issues and the two men met in September 1908. Austria-Hungary wanted Russian support for the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina while Russia wanted Austrian support for the ending of the 1841 convention that banned men-of-wars from using the Bosphorus and Dardanelle's, effectively trapping the Russian Navy in the Black Sea. If Russia had broken this convention with no support it would have provoked Britain who had a major naval presence in the Mediterranean; however, with support from Austria-Hungary, this would have been less of an issue for the Russians, though still provocative to Europe's major naval power. When both men met they put forward each nations aspirations. What actually happened at the meeting is open to dispute, as the Russians never released their official minutes of the meeting. The Austrians did and claim that an agreement was reached that each would support the other. Later the Russians did not dispute this but Izvolsky did claim that Austria gave no hint that the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina would be "imminent" and he interpreted what was said as meaning that annexation would take place but that it would be sometime in the future. Bosnia-Herzegovina was annexed on October 6th 1908. This occurred before Izvolsky had sounded out Britain and France with regards to Russia's desire to fully use the Bosphorus/Bosphorus. Izvolsky believed that Aehrenthal had tricked him - Russia had declared her support for the annexation but got nothing in return. Ironically, Britain had been willing to discuss the naval use of the Straits in 1907, including Russian capital ships using it. However, in 1908, Sir Edward Grey decided that the annexation had made the whole region too volatile (Bulgaria had also announced her independence from Turk rule in October 1908) for any further changes. To spite Austria-Hungary, Izvolsky then suggested that Serbia should receive territorial compensation from Austria-Hungary to balance up the land annexed from Bosnia-Herzegovina. This Austria refused to even consider. Germany, though irked by the annexation, supported Austria-Hungary and Russia had to climb down. By the end of 1908, Russia had achieved nothing - no concessions for the use of the Straits and a powerful neighbour expanding her territory. It had also bonded Germany and Austria-Hungary even more and to all intents Russia appeared alarmingly isolated. The only thing Izvolsky achieved was to push Russia and Serbia together. Serbia had been against the annexation, as she wanted Bosnia-Herzegovina for herself. In late 1908, there was even talk of Serbia declaring war on Austria-Hungary and the press in Belgrade stirred up a great deal of public anger - not that it had to try too hard. While Serbia received no support from West European states, Nicholas II of Russia met with the Serbian Foreign Minister, Milovanovich, and while the tsar did not offer Serbia his full support in terms of military aid, he made it clear that he supported what the Serbs hoped to achieve but advised a patient approach. Secretly - and this only became known in 1918 - Austria-Hungary and Germany's chiefs-of-staff were in contact with regards to the declining situation in the Balkans. In January 1909, Conrad von Hötzendorf wrote to Helmuth von Moltke, the German chief-of-staff, that "The possibility must be reckoned with that in the event of an Austro-Hungarian war in the Balkans (that is, against Serbia) Russia will enter upon warlike action in favour of the opponents of the monarchy." Hötzendorf asked Moltke what military support Germany would offer to Austria-Hungary in the event of a war in the Balkans. Moltke replied - and stated very clearly that what he wrote was fully supported by Wilhelm II - that "At the moment Russia mobilises, Germany will also mobilise and mobilise its entire army." When Aehrenthal knew about the contents of this letter he safely assumed that he did not have to make any concessions to Izvolsky or Serbia. The matter was further complicated when Turkey demanded to be compensated for the loss of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Their demand was supported by Britain. After much haggling, the Austrians agreed to pay the Turks a sum of about £2 million, which the Turks accepted and recognised the annexation. However, a matter that had initially involved Austria-Hungary and Russia had now dragged in Germany, Serbia (though Serbia was always going to be involved), Turkey and Britain. In January 1909, the Serbian Foreign Minister Milovanovich made such an inflammatory speech against the Austrians in the Serbian Parliament that he was forced to write an apology to Aehrenthal. It was symptomatic of how the situation was degenerating. In an attempt to pacify what was emerging in the Balkans, Sir Edward Grey asked Aehrenthal bluntly via telegram what Austria's intentions were with regards to Serbia. He had first gained approval from Paris and Moscow about the contents of this telegram. Grey also asked Germany to support his quest to pacify the region but with no luck. Germany put the emphasis on Serbia to appear to be more peaceful rather than condemn Austria-Hungary. Grey decided to ask Izvolsky to put pressure on Serbia to be more willing to come to an agreement with Vienna. To complement this, he asked Aehrenthal to offer Serbia aid to stimulate Serbia's economic growth. Grey also got France to support his move and Paris made it clear to Izvolsky that he had to inform Belgrade that Serbia had to start being more conciliatory and less provocative. On February 27th 1909, Izvolsky telegraphed Belgrade that they had to be more open to conciliation and that Russia did not support their desire for territorial compensation and that Serbia "must not insist on this". Given the circumstances of what had emerged in the previous twelve months, it would appear strange that Serbia agreed to this. However, a newly appointed coalition government appeared to hint at the desire for a fresh start. In a letter sent to Belgrade, the Serbian government stated that it had neither desire for war nor any intention of starting one and that Serbia's relation with Austria-Hungary remained "normal". Izvolsky was very influential in drafting this letter, which finished with a stated desire for the great powers of Europe to restore order in the Balkans. The letter was not well received in Vienna. What irked Aehrenthal was the comment made by Serbia that she was content for the great powers of Europe to resolve the Balkan issue. Aehrenthal believed that only Austria-Hungary had a right to be involved in a dispute between neighbours and that the great powers had no right to be involved. Vienna informed Berlin that she was prepared to invade Serbia if the government in Belgrade failed to make an unequivocal declaration towards "peaceful intentions". Germany rejected the letter because it failed to mention anything about Serbian disarmament. Aehrenthal, probably buoyed by Germany's stance, declared the letter unacceptable because it was addressed to Europe's great powers and not directly to Austria-Hungary. A date was set - March 16th 1909 - for Serbia to have addressed all of the concerns expressed by Vienna. On March 14th, the Serbian government sent a note to Austria's representative in Belgrade. The note was primarily concerned with commerce between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. It was quickly rejected. However, on the previous day a conference took place in Russia that effectively meant that Serbia would be isolated if war occurred. On March 13th Russian army and naval senior officers met at Tsarskyoe Selo. They all agreed, along with the Minister of War, that Russia could not go to war and that military support for Serbia was "out of the question". This decision was reaffirmed on March 20th. There were those in Berlin was believed that this decision was a clear indication that Russia's military might was not as great as some thought. To what extent the decision at Tsarskyoe Selo made politicians in Berlin more hawkish is difficult to know, but historians have assumed that this was the case. It may well have had the same impact on Aehrenthal. Grey did what he could to rein in the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister but with little success. Aehrenthal planned to announce his desire that the ruler of Serbia should be the 'King of Croatia' (Emperor Franz Josef) who should take over from the dynasty that ruled Serbia in March 1909 - the Karageorge's. Grey cautioned Aehrenthal that Serbia would not accept this and that what he was doing was bound to lead to friction. However, Aehrenthal had gauged the situation correctly. He believed that there was no desire for war among the Triple Entente (Russia, France and the United Kingdom). Russia had clearly expressed her position while Britain's naval might would have had little impact in the area. France's large army would have had little direct impact on Austria and would have had to attack via Germany to get to the region. This was not going to happen in 1909. On March 29th 1909, Germany reaffirmed its support for Austria and condemned Serbia for its warlike attitude. Two days later, Serbia accepted Austria's demand that she recognise Austria's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serbia also announced that she would be a "good neighbour" to Austria-Hungary. In Vienna and Berlin there was a universal belief that Aehrenthal had been successful. There was also a shared belief that both Britain and Russia had shown a very clear desire to avoid war, almost at all costs. It was also assumed that France would be unwilling to go to war over Serbia without the support of the other two members of the Triple Entente. What had the Bosnian Crisis solved? Arguably nothing. Austria-Hungary had developed an inflated opinion as to her relative strength in Europe. Hawks in Berlin had witnessed what they deemed to be the weakness of Russia. In Russia itself, many believed that Izvolsky had humiliated the country and resolved that it would never happen again. Serbia was also in a position whereby she wanted revenge.
