Austria-Hungary v. Serbia
Conflict from Within |
The First Balkan War |
Six million Serbs resided in Southern Austria-Hungary at the time before the Great War broke out. There was a strong tension between Serbia and Austria-Hungary and almost every single one of these six million Serbs had strong nationalistic views. Therefore, the Serbs living in Austria-Hungary, sided with Serbia and created two separate groups of people with separate beliefs.
The Pig WarSerbs gained economic stability by selling pork to Austria-Hungary. Although Austria-Hungary's blockade angered Serbs, it allowed Serbia to create stronger ties with other countries such as France. In the end, the Pig War created more tension between Serbia and Austria-Hungary.
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"It is nothing."
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand after his wife is shot in Sarajevo "I come to Sarajevo on a visit, and I get bombs thrown at me. It is outrageous!"
-Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Mayor |
Serbs were angered once Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Serbs felt that they had a stronger cultural connection to the Bosniaks than the Austrians did, but the Austrians, technically, had the rights to the land and received them after the Conference of Berlin. This forced the Serbs to change their plans for expansion and focus on moving south, which forced war against the Ottoman Empire.
Assassination of Archduke Franz FerdinandThe assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the final tick of the Great War time bomb. Serbian snipers had shot and killed the leader of Austria-Hungary, allowing for Austria-Hungary to start its plans for attacking Serbia and take action as soon as possible.
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