Tuesday Nov. 23

Today i guess we are finishing blog discusstions. I was gone Thurs and Fri, so i will have to copy previous notes from someone else.

Chain of Events

-A. Assassinationi of Archduke Ferdinand

-B. Austri-Hungary send ultimatum to Serbia

-C. Serbia refuses to accept ultimatum

-D. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

1. only after Germany gives thme a promise of support

-E. Russia mobilizes to support Serbia

-F. Germany declares war on Russia

1. hoped to knock russia out of war quickly to avoid a two fronted war.

a. why would Germany want to avoid a two fronted war? - they would prly loose because they would have to split up their troops.

-G. France enters watr to help Russia

-H. Great Britain enters war to help France after Germany attacks France through neutral Belgium

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