War Breaks Out! # troops Russia= ______ France= ______ G.B.= ______ Aust.Hung = ____ Germany= _____ - _________________had caused turmoil in Balkan Peninsula (SE Europe) - __________________ : Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia battling for territory - Balkan nationalists called on related ethnic groups in Austria-Hungary to throw off _____________________rule Assassination Sparks a Crisis - June _______– Archduke Francis Ferdinand (heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary) was visiting Sarajevo (capital of __________) - At the time, Bosnia was part of the Eastern European empire ruled by _________________ - Ferdinand’s visit angered members of the ___________________: Serbian terrorist group - ________________: uses threats and violence to promote a cause - The Black Hand wanted ________to break away from Austria- Hungary & join _______ June 28: Archduke & wife rode through Sarajevo in an open car. Terrorist Gavrilo Princip shot the couple. Alliance Against Alliance - Austria Hungary quickly accused the Serbian gov’t of organizing the archduke’s assassination - ______________________ threatens war, ______________moved to protect _________________ - July 28 Austria- Hungary declared war on ____________________ - Next day, ____________ordered its forces to _____________: prepare for war - _____________(Austria-Hungary’s ally) called on Russia to call off the mobilization order - No reply: Germany declared war on _____________August 1 st