July Crisis of 1914

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The July Crisis of 1914 was the month-long diplomatic standoff following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that escalated tensions among European powers and ultimately triggered the outbreak of World War I.


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instanceOf diplomatic crisis
historical event
international crisis
follows assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
hasCause assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
hasContext Balkan tensions
imperial rivalries
militarism in Europe
nationalism in the Balkans
pre–World War I alliance system
hasDuration about one month
hasEndDate 1914-08-04
hasFieldOfStudy diplomatic history
international relations
military history
hasKeyEvent Austro-Hungarian declaration of war on Serbia
Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia NERFINISHED
British declaration of war on Germany NERFINISHED
German declaration of war on France
German declaration of war on Russia
German invasion of Belgium NERFINISHED
German ultimata to Russia and France
Russian mobilization
Serbian reply to Austro-Hungarian ultimatum
hasLocation Europe NERFINISHED
hasOutcome collapse of peace system in Europe
general European war
hasParticipantRole Austria-Hungary as aggressor against Serbia
France as ally of Russia
Germany as ally of Austria-Hungary
Russia as protector of Serbia
United Kingdom as guarantor of Belgian neutrality
hasStartDate 1914-06-28
involves Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Serbia NERFINISHED
Triple Alliance NERFINISHED
Triple Entente NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
isAlsoKnownAs July Crisis NERFINISHED
isCharacterizedBy escalation of localized conflict into world war
military mobilizations
miscalculation among great powers
ultimatum diplomacy
leadsTo First World War NERFINISHED
occursInPeriod Belle Époque (late phase) NERFINISHED
early 20th century
resultsIn outbreak of World War I

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