The Guns of August

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The Guns of August

• The immediate causes of W.W.I

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Map of Europe with Alliances after events of the
summer of 1914
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Archduke Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated.

• DETAILS
• June 28, 1914
• The visit angered many Serbian nationalists who
  resisted Austria-Hungary rule.
• Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian
  terrorist group the Black Hand shot and killed
  the Archduke and his wife.

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PLACE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN CORRECT ORDER ON
YOUR FLOWCHART ADD DETAIL NOTES.
Britain declares war on Germany
Serbia rallies support from Russia who then
mobilizes for war.
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Germany declares War on Russia
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Germany enacts the Schlieffen Plan and invades
Belgium, ignoring its neutrality.
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Germany declares war on France.
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Russia appeals to its ally France who ignores
German request to stay out of conflict.
Austria-Hungary gives ultimatum declares war on
Serbia
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• The
• Schlieffen
• Plan