History II / From 1870 to 1914: Towards the First World War
Practice question · Put in order

Arrange the events of the July crisis of 1914 in order.

Hints
  1. Five weeks separate the first and last of these.
  2. The assassination is 28 June, the ultimatum 23 July, the declaration on Serbia 28 July, and the western declarations 1 to 4 August.
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  1. Franz Ferdinand is assassinated at Sarajevo
  2. Austria-Hungary delivers an ultimatum to Serbia
  3. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
  4. Russia mobilises in support of Serbia
  5. Germany declares war on Russia and then on France
  6. German forces invade Belgium and Britain declares war
Why

The month between the assassination and the ultimatum is the part usually skipped, and it is the part that matters most. Nothing was automatic in those weeks: Vienna deliberated, Berlin gave assurances, and the delay itself was a choice that allowed a local outrage to become a general crisis.

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