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The Austro Hungarian Empire and the First World War – 1914

Explaining History Podcast

The Austro Hungarian Empire and the First World War – 1914

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In 1914 the Austro Hungarian Empire faced a multiplicity of enemies, including Russia, Serbia and Italy and had a variety of strategic plans to counter these threats. This, and the multi ethnic nature of the Empire caused complications, delays and threatened the only strategic advantage the Habsburgs had – speed in mobilisation.I will be running a livestream Q&A for students on Friday November 22nd at 1pm. You can access it here, subscribe to the channel to get your reminder.https://youtube.com/

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