« The British Expeditionary Force, 1914 | Archeduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are killed in Sarajevo » |
Wilhelm II of German declares that the Serbian crisis can be solved with fighting
Wilhelm II publically spoke on the crisis in Serbia by stating that he felt Austria should use force to settle accounts with Serbia. His statement was widely seen around the world as indicating that Germany would soon become involved in the war themselves, causing a general move across the continent to mobilize military forces. German generals, on discovering that other nations were mobilizing for war because of Wilhelm II's comments, used these mobilizations to convince the Kaiser that they to should mobilize and prepare for the coming war.
Form is loading...
You must be a member of this blog to see the comments. Log in now!