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  • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Which was also allied to Austria-Hungary which started the war in the first place

    Last time I checked it was Serbia that started the war.

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      1 year ago

      Serbia agreed to almost every point of the AH ultimatum regarding the investigation of FF’s murder. The one they rejected was about Serbian police working under AH supervision or something like that. Something no nation would accept, both extremely humiliating and dangerous.

      Anyway, rejecting an ultimatum doesn’t give you right to invade. It may be polite and civilized to give ultimatums in general, as compared to outright invasion without warning, but see the previous sentence.