Protecting Serbia
Russia’s support of Serbia was based on this pan-nationalist ideology, which promoted unity among Slavic peoples.
What is Pan-Slavism?
Tsar Nicholas II ordered this in support of Serbia which led Germany to declare war on them.
What is general mobilization?
This is the year that the Franco-Russian alliance was officially ratified and became a treaty.
What is 1894?
Austria-Hungary annexed this territory in 1908 which led to tensions between it and Serbia
What is Bosnia-Herzegovina?
The day that Tsar Nicholas II ordered Russian general mobilization.
What is July 30th 1914?
What Germany was feeling due to the Franco-Russian alliance.
What is encircled?
The Empire which had controlled the Balkan nations up until the end of the 19th century
What is the Ottoman Empire?
The Russian foreign minister that convinced Tsar Nicholas II to order general mobilization on the 30th July 1914.
Who was Sergey Sazonov?
This was the name of the German plan to attack a war on two fronts against France and Russia that went into effect after Russia started mobilizing.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?