Publisher's Synopsis
The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand outraged Austria-Hungary. ... Austria-Hungary was furious and, with Germany's support, declared war on Serbia on July 28. Within days, Germany declared war on Russia-Serbia's ally-and invaded France via Belgium, which then caused Britain to declare war on Germany.IndexChapter 1: Assassination of Archduke Franz FerdinandChapter 2: Preliminaries2.1 Franz Ferdinand chosen2.2 Tunnel2.3 Eve of the attacksChapter 3: Assassination3.1 Bombing3.2 Town Hall reception3.3 Fatal shooting3.4 Funeral3.5 AftermathChapter 4: Trials and punishment4.1 Salonika trial (spring 1917)Chapter 5: Controversy about responsibility5.1 Rade Malobabic5.2 "Black Hand" or Serbian military intelligence?5.3 The newspaper clippingChapter 6: ConsequencesChapter 7: History of modern Serbia7.1 Independence 18787.2 1900-19147.3 Serbia in World War IChapter 8: History of Serbia since 1918Chapter 9: Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire9.1 Modernization 1808-18399.2 Greeks, 1820s9.3 The Auspicious Incident, 18269.4 EconomyChapter 10: Tanzimat Era 1839-187610.1 1839-1861 Abdülmecit I10.2 Identity Card and Ottoman Census, 184410.3 Crimean War, 1853-1856Chapter 11: Ottoman Constitution, 1876Chapter 12: First Constitutional Era, 1876-187812.1 Congress of Berlin, 1878Chapter 13: Istibdat 1879-190813.1 Egypt 1880s13.2 1893-96 Ottoman Census13.3 Reform program13.4 Armenians
