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THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR SERIES ON WW1, PART 1 HERE: • Could WW1 Have Been Stopped Before It... • PLAYLIST HERE: • The Causes Of WW1 • Join this channel to get access to perks: • / @restishistorypod • This video is parts 3 and 4 of our audio podcast series on the outbreak of WW1 from earlier in the year, combined into one video. • On the 20th of July 1914 the heads of state of two great European powers - France and Russia - met in St Petersburg. Little did they know, though they may have suspected, that the Austrians were simultaneously writing up an Ultimatum, and waiting for the departure of the French to hand it to Serbia. Russia, at that time a vast continental empire under the leadership of the conservative, nervous Tsar Nicholas II, posed a major threat to the Austrians. It had modernised quickly and was in a far more confident position than it had been ten years earlier. Moreover, it had invested interests in the Balkans - the axis of their grain reserves - and little sympathy for the Austrians and their assassinated Archduke. Meanwhile, France felt itself to be a country in decline, long the whipping boy of Europe, and threatened by Germany - the growing, encroaching industrial shadow on its border. The time had come to recover French prestige in the world, and a war in the Balkans, guaranteeing the intervention of their most useful ally, Russia, may have seemed the answer…So it was that in the wake of their summit, both powers parted having cemented their alliance, eager to drive Britain into the conflict with them, and determined take a firm hand with whatever broke out in the Balkans. Three days later, Austria delivered its Ultimatum to Serbia... • Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss the intrigues and interests of the formidable Franco-Russian alliance, their historical relationship with the Austrians, and the part they played in bringing the apocalyptic First World War to fruition. Also, the moment that Austria-Hungary finally dealt Serbia its inflammatory Ultimatum, and their response to it. With time ticking, the thunder clouds of war were closing in. • 00:00 Amusing French ambassadors • 03:15 Tsarist Russia • 07:38 How Russia saw chaos in the Balkans as an opportunity • 09:50 Russia’s fear of the Ottomans • 10:45 The man who made Russian foreign policy • 13:15 Russian reaction to the assassination • 15:50 The French view of the situation • 26:35 France and Russia meet up • 32:45 The Austrians issue their ultimatum to Serbia • 39:15 The Serbians consider their response • 46:13 Russia and France take a hard line • 55:55 Britain enters the story • 59:00 'Splendid isolation' • 1:01:29 British foreign policy pre-1914 • 1:06:15 British-German rivalry • 1:13:00 Improving British-German relations pre-1914 • 1:15:00 British reaction to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand • 1:16:10 Sir Edward Grey • 1:35:20 The most bizarre ambassador • 1:38:30 Asquith’s response to the crisis • 1:41:43 The Kaiser responds to Britain’s proposals • 1:44:30 Germanophobes in the British foreign office • 1:47:30 The Serbians respond to the ultimatum • Twitter: • @TheRestHistory • @holland_tom • @dcsandbrook • Producer: Theo Young-Smith • Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett • Social Producer: Harry Balden • Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor
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