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Assassination in Sarajevo
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__**1830:**__ As nationalism started, Austria-Hungary, which was a major world power, became increasingly afraid of it, since Austria-Hungary was comprised of many different cultures, and thus made it a priority not to allow nationalism to infiltrate their nation.


 * __July 30 1878____:__**The treaty of Berlin was passed which stated that Austria-Hungary was permitted to occupy and administer Bosnia-Herzegovia in which Serbs (people of Serbian descent) inhabited. Austria-Hungary still wanted to go further and annex the nation.


 * __June 10 1903:__** Serbian military officers stormed the Serbian royal palace, overthrew and killed the ruling monarchs and established a new monarchy that was more nationalistic and wanted to unite the Serbs.


 * __October 6 1908:__** Bosnian Crisis: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herezgovia, to the great anger of the new Serbian government


 * __October 7 1908:__** The nationalistic Serbian government rounded up an army and demanded that the annexation be reversed, or that Serbia should receive compensation. These demands were rejected by Austria-Hungary.


 * __April 19 1909:__** The Treaty of Berlin was amended by the major powers (Britain, France, Italy, and Russia) in order to accept the Austria-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia.


 * __June 10 1910:__** The Black Hand – a Serbian Nationalistic radical group - was founded which was dedicated to uniting all of the Serbs and the planned to assassinate Franz Ferdinand when he came to Sarajevo (in Bosnia).


 * __June 5 1914:__** The Serbian government was aware of the Black Hand’s plans, and after much deliberation The Serbian Minister of Vienna, Jovan Jovanovich warned the Austrian Minister of Finance that it would be more prudent and reasonable of the heir of the Austrian throne not to visit Bosnia – a subtle, diplomatic warning which was completely missed.


 * __June 28 1914:__** Franz Ferdinand arrived at Bosnia. A member of the Young Bosnia (a group controlled by the Black Hand) shot Franz Ferdinand in the neck and killed him.


 * __July 23 1914:__** Austria-Hungary deliberately proposes an ultimatum to Serbia which represses national sovereignty and is practically impossible to follow so that Austria-Hungary would have a legitimate reason to go to war with Austria-Hungary.


 * __July 25 1914:__** Serbia did not want to go to war so they agreed to this ridiculous ultimatum apart from a very few, extremely minor clauses. This was immediately seen as unsatisfactory from the Austria-Hungary advisor.


 * __July 28 1914:__** Austria-Hungary declared War on Serbia and starts the First World War.