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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - WWI

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The Serbian rebel group the Black Hand perceived Austria as a threat to Serbia because of which of the following?
  1. Austria had annexed Bosnia, which they intended to claim.
  2. Germany, Austria's ally, had invaded Serbia in the Franco-Prussian War.
  3. There was no concrete connection; the Black Hand was incredibly radical.
  4. Austria had promised Serbia independence, and then refused to grant it.
  5. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a notoriously oppressive ruler.
Explanation
Answer: A - The tensions between Serbia and Austria went back to Austria's annexation of Bosnia, which Serbia had hoped to acquire. Serbia was particularly interested in Bosnia because without expanding its territory it had no access to the sea. The Austrian claim was designed to check Serbian expansion. Therefore, on June 28, 1914, a Serbian rebel assassinated the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand. This event would be the catalyst for World War I.
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