Russian mobilization
Looking at the map you can see that the
Balkans are right next to the Dardanelles,
the straits that give access to the black
sea. Russia needed to maintain influence
there in order to ensure traffic through
those straits.
Also, at least in its own estimation Russia
was in danger of becoming a
laughingstock in European politics
Its history of prior weakness meant that
Russia’s foreign policy makers feared
that without some decisive action, Russia
wouldn’t be taken seriously anymore.
Balkan War World War one
The importance of the Balkans lay in the Russian
geographic location of the peninsula. It
was situated at the crossroads of three
major empires.
perspective
It even had access to several important
waterways. Because of this the Balkans
had been a gateway between East and
West for centuries.
Russia didn’t have a port at warm water.
That’s because Russian ports usually
freeze during the winter. That’s one of
the reasons why Russia wanted to have
the Balkans
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War one from Russian
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 Russia and Serbia
The direct cause of the war was the
assassination on Fran Ferdinand. A group
of Serbian men decided to kill the prince
of Austria-Hungary. Archduke Franz
Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hungarian
Empire was shot to death along with his
wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo,
Bosnia
Russia decided to come in and help
Serbia.
Germany’s moves
against Russia
before just blaming Russia. Is that before
the great war even started, Germany was
on edge with France because of the
Franco-German war which happened 43
years ago. Germany won that war and
ever since, France wanted revenge.
The Russian government considered
Germany to be the main threat to its
territory. This was reinforced by Germany's
decision to form the Triple Alliance
Russia wasn’t the one with the intentions
to go to war.
Conclusion
that there are to different opinions or
different ideas. But that doesn’t mean
that one of them is right, and the other
one is wrong. When you disagree with
the other, you will see the other as a bad
person. But in their eyes, you are the
person who is wrong. A war is never just
someone’s fault but always consists of a
series of events that lead to a particular
outcome.
There ain’t no good guys there ain’t no
bad guys, there’s only you and me, and
we just disagree.