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Diplomatic Ultimatum

Austria · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1914

Leopold Berchtold23 July 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

Austrias ten-point ultimatum is delivered to Belgrade

Leopold Berchtold28 July 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

As the acceptance of all ten demands listed in the ultimatum was required, the Austro-Hungarian Government made a decision to enter a state of war with Serbia on 28 July

Leopold Berchtold28 July 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

Berchtold had added extra clauses to the ultimatum delivered to Serbia as he was very worried the Serbs could accept it.

Leopold Berchtold28 July 1914

Warfare / World War, 1st

The Serbian Government accepted all points of the ultimatum but the one that permitted Austro-Hungarian authorities to participate in the investigation of Archduke Ferdinands assassination on Serbian territory

Names involved

Leopold Berchtold

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