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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Austria, Conflict with Serbia: Since the Bosnian crisis of 190809, Austrian diplomats had been convinced that war ...
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Austria-Hungary ultimately had to acquiesce in Serbia’s territorial gains. But by supporting Bulgaria’s claims against Serbia, Austria-Hungary also had ...
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In other words, without satisfactory proof of the complicity of the Serbian government, the Austrian government held Serbia responsible. ...
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Serbian encouragement of Slav separatist movements in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia angered the government of Austria-Hungary. Serbia received support from ...
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Serbia and Austria developed a new commercial treaty (1909), but Serbia covertly stirred up trouble among the southern Slavs in newly Austrian-annexed ...
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When Austria proclaimed the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 6, 1908, Serbia and Montenegro began to mobilize troops. ...
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German speakers were a minority of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from its inception until its demise.
The geopolitical goal of Austria-Hungary was to control the Balkans and the Adriatic, for obvious strategic reasons.
The Kingdom of Serbia was the only real opposition to this strategic goal and therefore the natural enemy of Austria-Hungary.
It was not a matter of religion, but a matter of geography.
Germany was a supporter of Serbia during the height of the struggle between Prussian Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire - when the Germans made their peace with Austria-Hungary and turned their animus toward France and Denmark instead, only then did they begin to support Austria-Hungary's policy in the Balkans.