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6 History- Black hand gang+The outbreak of war
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- 1Who were the black hand gang?A serbian, terrorist, nationalist group, aiming to unite all serbian people.
2500 members by 1914.
They hated austria-hungary and their control of bosnia - 2Who was Franz Ferdinand?The heir to the austro-hungarian throne
- 3Where did he go in bosnia and why?The capital- Sarajevo.
He went to try and strengthen the loyalty of the bosnian people to austria-hungary - 4What date was he killed and what happened?28th June 1914.
There was poor security and a number of mambers of the black hand gang were there to assassinate Ferdinand.
Cabrinovic threw a grenade at the car which bounced off.
The driver took the car down the wrong street, to where Gavrilo Princip was getting a sandwich.
He shot the archduke and his wife, Sophie, while he had the chance. - 5What is the significance of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?Was a good excuse to deal with serbia.
Austria sent a "10 point ultimatum" to serbia-which srbia accepted but one; to allow austrian police into serbia to investigate.
On the 6th July, germany assures austria they would support them no matter what.
Triggered off the alliances and made the war into a world war. - 6When did Austria declare war on Serbia?28th July 1914
- 7When did Russia mobilize its army?30th July 1914
- 8Germany declare war on Russia?1st August 1914
- 9Germany declare war on France (activating Schlieffen plan)?3rd August 1914
- 10Britain declare war on Germany?4th August 1914
- 11France declare war on Germany?5th August 1914
- 12Austria declare war on Russia?6th August 1914