First world war - 5

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The murder of Frans Ferdinand 
Crown prince of A-H visited Sarajevo (capital of Bosnia) on 28 june 1914. 

He got shot by  Gavrilo Princip. 
Member of the 'black hand'. 
Nationalistic movement in Bosnia.

Bosnia was a part of A-H, but wanted to be a part of Servia. 
Why?

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The murder of Frans Ferdinand
Emperor Franz Josef responed a month later.
They believed Servia was behind the assassination. 

28 july 1914: A-H declares war on Servia, Russia starts the mobilization process.
>> Germany declares war on Russia and ally France. 
3 august 1914: Germany crosses Belgium to get to France.
>>ENG declares war on Germany

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The Von Schlieffenplan
Two front war
Russia in the East
France in the West

Because of the allies more countries and fronts join in. 

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3.3.2 Von Schlieffenplan
Why did the plan not work as the German had planned?

- Russian mobilisation was fast
- Belgium was more resilitient than expected
- England joins the war
- French army was at the border quickly

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3.3.3 In the trenches
People were very enthousiastic about the war; Full of courage and faith that it would end quickly. (What term can you put next to this?)

The war came to a stop in parts of BE and FR. Armies began to dig themselves in >> trenches, sometimes for miles.

Life in a trech was hard because of violence and the cold and the humidity. (rotten feet!!!)

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3.3.4. New weapons
Wich weapons were used for the first time during WO1?

Find them in text 3.3.4.
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What to do now?
Read paragraph 3.3 and make a timeline of all the important events 
timer
10:00

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