One year until the Centenary anniversary of Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war on Serbia.
Austria-Hungary had issued an ultimatum to Serbia on the 23rd July 1914, which included demands such as the suppression of anti-Austro-Hungarian propaganda in Serbia and for action to be taken against those suspected of playing a role in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The majority of points in the ultimatum were accepted by the Serbians.
However, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on the 28th July 1914.
Austria-Hungary was spurred on by Berlin’s promise of a ‘blank cheque’, or unconditional support for whatever action the Austro-Hungarian Empire took against Serbia.