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Show Events Leading to Great Conflict The causes of the war which lias set all Europo ablaze aro nt followr.. Tho century old hatred of the Sorbs and tho Austrians, each for tha other growing out of tho struggle of the Serbs for unity and freedom In wb'eh Austria through her possession ot Servian Ser-vian provinces, effectually bars the way. Tho Impassioned rngo uf tho Servians Ser-vians that they who havo thrown oft the yoko of the Turk In territory once held by tho Sultan, havo been, unable to win one foot ot jrouul or a slnglo subject from tho uunl monarchy. mon-archy. Tho deep resentment ot Atutrlii 't tho murder of Archduke Frniu Ferdinand, Fer-dinand, heir to the throne on Juno 2S, through a Servian plot, which brought hll the long smoldering bitterness bit-terness ot the two peoples to a. climax. cli-max. Tho ultimatum delivered to Servla by Austria demnndlng punishment ot the archduke's slayers. Scrvla's reply, termed oy tho Austrian Aus-trian Foreign office unsatisfactory. Precipitation of France, Gbrmnji? and Italy Into the crisis by Russia's detemlnatton to block any change :n the balance of jjower In the Balkans. The known purpose of RuwU to use all her armies to this end makes that great empire In effect an ally of Servla and in turn draws France to support tho Russian standard thru an offensive nnd defensive nlllance. RusBla' espousal of the Hervlan cause automatically brings Intc play the trlplo alliance, in which Germany nnd Italy are bound to rally to the support ot their ally, Austria. |