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Balkan Wars--WWI
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| 1912, 12 Oct | Start of First Balkan War, Balkan League launches surprise strike on the Turks |
| 1912, 3 Nov | First Balkan War: Bulgarians on outskirts of Constantinople |
| 1912, 8 Nov | First Balkan War:Greeks capture Salonika |
| 1912, 9 Nov | Dec Crisis: Kaiser says that they will not go to war with France or Russia over Albania |
| 1912, 21 Nov | Dec Crisis: Germany now supports Austria (archduke Franz Ferdinand) for any reason at the risk of war |
| 1912, 28 Nov | First Balkan War: Serbs push through Albania to Adriatic Sea, capture Port of Durazzo; von Jagow to Reichstag, If Austria is forced to fight, Germany will stand by Austria’s side; Sir Grey confused, England will support France to maintain Balance of Power |
| 1912, 3 Dec | First Balkan War: Turks beg for Armistice from the Balkan League |
| 1912, 10 Dec | London Conference: Five Great Powers and Italy met in London for the London Conference proposed by Grey and say there is no desire to go to war in the Balkans |
| 1912, 12 Dec | Dec Crisis: Kaiser orders meeting of Imperial German War Council with von Tirpitz (head of German navy) --wanted war immediately |
| 1913, Feb | Second Balkan War begins |
| 1913, 30 May | Second Balkan War: Treaty of London (Albania created, Adrianople awarded to Bulgaria, Salonika awarded to Greece) |
| 1913, 29 Jun | Third Balkan War: Bulgaria attacks Greece and Serbia, seizes Salonika |
| 1913, 1 Jul | Third Balkan War: Romania attacks Bulgaria’s undefended rear |
| 1913, 10 Aug | London Conference: Treaty of Bucharest ends the Balkan Wars (negotiated by Balkan States), end of London Conference |
| 1914, 28 Jun | July Crisis: assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| 1914, 5 Jul | July Crisis: Germany gives Austria-Hungary a carte blanche or “blank check” to go to war |
| 1914, 24 Jul | July Crisis: Austria-Hungary issues Seven Point Ultimatum. 1-4. stop organizations that are working towards Greater Serbia 5,6. condemn the assassination to press and General Staff 7. Austrian officials can investigate (against sovereignty) |
| 1914, 25 Jul | July Crisis:Russia orders partial mobilization; Serbia looks like they’re going to accept Seven Points Ultimatum except point 7 |
| 1914, 26 Jul | July Crisis:Grey invites Greats Powers and Serbia to a Six Power Conference in London. Germany and Austria ignore the offer |
| 1914, 27 Jul | July Crisis:Russia orders full mobilization |
| 1914, 28 Jul | July Crisis:Austria declares war on Serbia |
| 1914, 29 Jul | July Crisis:Russia demobilizes; Austria invades Serbia and bombs Belgrade |
| 1914, 30 Jul | July Crisis:Russia orders full mobilization for the second time; Six Power Conference meets for a second time. Germany and Austria refuse again |
| 1914, 31 Jul | July Crisis:Germany issues ultimatum to Russia to demobilize |
| 1914, 1 Aug | July Crisis:Germany tells France to be neutral or they’ll declare war on France; British Cabinet votes not to support France; Germany declares war on Russia; von Moltke must send troops to West (Aachen) before they can go East |
| 1914, 2 Aug | July Crisis:Germans order full mobilization; France orders full mobilization; Germans tell Belgium to let their forces pass through or war |
| 1914, 3 Aug | July Crisis:Grey gives speak to House of Commons (Britain must defend France through honor and defense of balance of power); Germany declares war on France; Germany invades Belgium |
| 1914, 4 Aug | July Crisis:Britain tells Germany to get out of Belgium; UK declares war on Germany |
| 1914, 5 Aug | July Crisis:UK orders full mobilization; Austria declares war on Russia |
| von Jagow | German Foreign Secretary |
| Sir Edward Grey | British Foreign Secretary |
| von Moltke jr. | Chief of German General Staff |
| 1912 Oct-Dec | First Balkan War |
| 1913 Feb-May | Second Balkan War |
| 1912, 10 Dec - 1913, 10 Aug | London Conference |
| 1913 Jun-Aug | Third Balkan War |
| 1914, 28 Jun - 1914, 4 Aug | July Crisis |
| Von Tirpitz | head of German navy |
| 1912, 13 Mar | Hartwig (Russian) forms alliance with Bulgaria and Serbia |
| Balkan League | Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece |
| Isvolsky | Russian Foreign Minister until Nov 1910 when he became ambassador to France |
| Hartwig | Russian sent to Serbia (1908); really pan-slavist, anti-austrian |
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