#10: 6 July 1914 - Saving Austria-Hungary

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

19th Century, 20th Century, International Relations, Politics, Thirty Years' War, Korean War, 18th Century, First World War, Phd, 17th Century, European History, History, War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

With the blank cheque secured, Austria had received its ally's blessing to pursue a punitive strike against Serbia - what would happen next?

The morass of questions surrounding this development deserve greater examination, but you may be wondering, just how widespread was the pro-war party in Vienna? How many officials believed that only war with Serbia could fix the Empire's chronic problems, and why did they take this position considering the risks involved? In this episode we are introduced to a memorandum published on 6 July by Berthold Molden, a senior Habsburg author, philosopher and politician in the Austrian press office. If you've ever wanted to hear from an official contemporary source outside of the traditional coterie of conspirators, which historians have paid scant attention to in the past, then this episode is for you. Expect fascinating insights into Austria's psyche, damning indictments of Austria's position, and heavy condemnation of Serbia, Russia, and any other power who stood in Austria's way.

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0:42.0	In summer 1914, the world went to war.
0:47.0	Now 110 years later, we go back to those figures, to those debates, to those questions,
0:58.0	in the greatest failure in the history of diplomacy. I am Dr. Zach Twomley. You're listening to When Diplomacy Fails.
1:03.0	And this is the July Crisis. I'm We should not wait with an action against Serbia.
1:41.4	We should not leave unexploited the present advantageous moment. Russia was
1:45.7	not ready for war now and Germany stood loyally on our side. Austrian foreign minister
1:53.1	Leopold von Berktold telegrams Stefan Tisa 6th of July, 1914.
2:11.6	Over the 5th to 6th of July, 1914, Germany gave its blessing for Austria to commence war against Serbia. It was understood that this blank check of support was directed at a localized conflict in the Balkans. However, it was implicit
2:18.8	in the German commitment that whatever happened, including Russian intervention and the escalation
2:23.9	of the conflict into a world war, the dual alliance would stick together. This was an immense
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