1. Do Now: Friday 3/8/13 HW: Pg 697-700 “The Guns of August” Answer #1-5 ALL in complete sentences! DUE: Monday 3/11/13 Pick up the guided notes on the front table

2. Do Now: Friday 3/8/13 Babes on Bayonets DO NOW Pick up the Section 1 Packet – Answer all checkpoints & #3, 4, 5 – MUST be in complete sentences! – Due Monday 3/11

3. Assassination Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary announced he would visit Sarajevo, Bosnia Bosnia: – under control of Austria-Hungary Empire – had many Slavs and Serbs Serbian nationalists angered  viewed Austrians as foreign oppressors Terrorist group the Black Hand vowed to take action Archduke ignored warnings June 28, 1914 he and his wife, Sofie, rode through the capital in an open car  both were shot and killed Conspirator named Gavrilo Princip

4. Austria Strikes Back Austria reluctant to go to war  sent Serbia an ultimatum To avoid war: 1.Serbia must end all anti-Austrian agitation 2.Punish any Serbian official involved in the murder plot. 3.Must let Austria join the investigation Serbia agreed to most but not all  gave Austria the opportunity to declare war July 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia

5. CountryAllied WithReasons for Entering War Austria-HungaryGermanyWanted to punish Serbia for encouraging terrorism GermanyAustria-HungaryStood by its one dependable Ally SerbiaRussiaAttacked by Austria-Hungary after assassination of Archduke RussiaSerbia, France, BritainWanted to defend Slavic peopled in Serbia FranceRussia and BritainWanted to avoid facing Germany alone at a later date BelgiumNeutralInvaded by Germany BritainFrance and RussiaOutraged by invasion of Belgium

6. Reaction to War Outbreak of war gave relief to internal divisions Renewed sense of patriotism united countries Governments on both sides emphasized that they were fighting for justice and a better world Young men rushed to enlist  seemed like an exciting adventure

7. German Problem Look at the map & answer the two questions about Germany & their outlook on the war Schlieffen Plan