#13: 13-14 July 1914 - Berchtold Supreme

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

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

As Belgrade burned with rage following the death of Ambassador Hartwig, Berchtold was on the verge of his greatest triumph.

After several intense weeks of pressure, Stefan Tisza seemed finally to be seeing the light. A combination of factors, including German pressure, agitation from his subordinates, fear of Romania, outrage at Serbia, and probably exhaustion, all moved Tisza to accept a policy of war. Tisza was eager to clarify that this did not render him a hawk - he still wished for peace if this was possible. Yet, he no longer blocked the construction of an ultimatum designed to be impossible for Serbia to accept, and he no longer flew the lonely flag for diplomacy. How had Tisza been persuaded, and what did it mean for Berchtold, to finally have a united Cabinet behind him? Here we consider these critical questions, in a pivotal turning point of the July Crisis.

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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. The Such demands will be made of Serbia that their acceptance would mean humiliation for Serbia and the pan-Serb ideas and a
1:45.7	diminution of her prestige, rejection would be a relatively welcome pretext for war, at an
1:51.4	internationally not disadvantageous moment. It would be, in the interests of the monarch,
1:56.9	sooner or later, inevitable conclusion of the more and more intense struggle with our deadly enemies at Belgrade.
2:03.5	At any rate, our rulers are ready for the most far-reaching steps and their possible consequences.
2:10.6	Austrian Foreign Ministry Section Chief, Count Johann von Forgack, writes to the Hamsberg Ambassador to Rome, 16th of July, 1914.
2:23.8	Dr. Friedrich von Weissner had finally finished his work.
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