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Lecture 3 · Live notes

Lecture 3: The July Crisis

What was said

So on 28 June 1914 , Franz Ferdinand is shot in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary blames Serbia, and within a month the alliance system drags the great powers into war.

What started it

On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia and sent it an ultimatum on 23 July.

Recording lecture42:18

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A History lecture on the July Crisis

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Lecture 3 recording · 42 min

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What started it: Franz Ferdinand is shot in Sarajevo, 28 June 1914.
Why it spread: the alliance system pulled in the great powers.
Key term: the Schlieffen Plan.

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