to make them unable to tolerate any further blow. Only the attitudes of Great Britain and Italy were uncertain.’ The prestige of the Kaiser within Germany was also about to take a hit on the eve of the troubles of 1914 during the Zabern affair. Kaiser Wilhelm II’s reputation suffered further damage in Germany because of his apparent refusal or inability to hold his army to account. Turkey invited a German general, Liman von Sanders, to undertake reorganisation of the Turkish November The Zabern affair – army in Constantinople. The polarisation in the Reichstag is never more explicit, and the undemocratic nature of the November Constitution never more clearly demonstrated. December - Vote of no confidence in Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg. 1914 In May 1914, before the Assassination, German military expenditure had more than doubled Moltke again argued that if Germany should between 1900-1914 (from 1080 to 2312 million go to war, then the the better’; by marks). ‘sooner 1917 Germany’s position will be much weaker because of Russian rearmament. Moltke pushed for increases in the Army Law of 1912 and 1913, increasing peacetime strength of the army by 20% from 663,000 to 800,000. Both French and Russians introduced reforms of own, but these would take up to three years to have any effect, giving the Germans a short-term advantage. This was the reason for Moltke’s comment that sooner the better’. ‘the Ended without agreement. June German-Austrian negotiations on future Balkan policy. Russia increased military service from 3 to 3.5 years June Russian Duma approves the Great and launched a further Programme’ whereby ‘great Programme over half a million Russians per annum would be conscripted. Russia never had time to fulfil the programme before war broke out. But by 1914 it could mobilise the largest army 4.4 million. – Moltke’s remark during the July crisis that if – there’s going to be war, better now than in three year’s time makes sense regardless of whether this – is seen as a defensive or an aggressive statement. Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo by 28th June Assassination at Sarajevo members of the Hand’, orchestrated from ‘Black within the Serbian Military Intelligence.
November – The Zabern affair November December - Vote of no confidence in Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg. to make them unable to tolerate any further blow. Only the attitudes of Great Britain and Italy were uncertain.’ The prestige of the Kaiser within Germany was also about to take a hit on the eve of the troubles of 1914 during the Zabern affair. Kaiser Wilhelm II’s reputation suffered further damage in Germany because of his apparent refusal or inability to hold his army to account. Turkey invited a German general, Liman von Sanders, to undertake reorganisation of the Turkish army in Constantinople. The polarisation in the Reichstag is never more explicit, and the undemocratic nature of the Constitution never more clearly demonstrated. 1914 In May 1914, before the Assassination, Moltke again argued that if Germany should go to war, then the ‘sooner the better’; by 1917 Germany’s position will be much weaker because of Russian rearmament. June German-Austrian negotiations on future Balkan policy. June Russian Duma approves the Great Programme 28th June Assassination at Sarajevo German military expenditure had more than doubled between 1900-1914 (from 1080 to 2312 million marks). Moltke pushed for increases in the Army Law of 1912 and 1913, increasing peacetime strength of the army by 20% from 663,000 to 800,000. Both French and Russians introduced reforms of own, but these would take up to three years to have any effect, giving the Germans a short-term advantage. This was the reason for Moltke’s comment that ‘the sooner the better’. Ended without agreement. Russia increased military service from 3 to 3.5 years and launched a further ‘great Programme’ whereby over half a million Russians per annum would be conscripted. Russia never had time to fulfil the programme before war broke out. But by 1914 it could mobilise the largest army – 4.4 million. Moltke’s remark during the July crisis that – if there’s going to be war, better now than in three year’s time – makes sense regardless of whether this is seen as a defensive or an aggressive statement. Franz Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo by members of the ‘Black Hand’, orchestrated from within the Serbian Military Intelligence.
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