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Germany’s blank cheque (1914)

On the WWI map as “The blank cheque”

5-6 Jul 1914 — At Potsdam, Kaiser Wilhelm II promises Austria-Hungary unconditional support against Serbia, then departs on a yachting holiday. Germany has chosen to encourage its ally when it might have restrained it.

When
Type
Turning point
Chapter
July Crisis and outbreak of WWI (chapter 3 of WWI)
Atlas
The Great War, 1871–1923
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Map showing Germany’s blank cheque (1914), turning point in The Great War, 1871–1923
TURNING POINT · THE GREAT WAR, 1871–1923

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