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Authors: Margaret MacMillan

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and the Kaiser
56
–57,
85
and Kruger telegram
56
on leadership and the landed classes
29
living and dying nations speech
39
–40,
98
marriage
30
–31
opposes rise of new men
28
–29,
43
penchant for secrecy
42
resignation
154
science experiments
30
and Triple Alliance
38
and United States
34
,
41
–42
Venezuela dispute
17
,
41
–42
Salonika (Thessaloniki)
446
Sammlungspolitik
78
Samoan islands
16
,
45
,
56
,
58
,
78
,
252
San Giuliano, Antonino di
322
–23,
434
,
532
,
560
Sanderson, Sir Thomas
37
,
103
,
114
Sanjak of Novi Bazar
382
,
392
,
393
,
394
,
396
,
401
,
409
,
446
,
454
,
456
,
465
Sarajevo, Bosnia
2
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
see under
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke
Saudi peninsula
493
Saxe-Coburgs
53
Saxe-Weimar, Grand Duke of
72
Sazonov, Sergei
181
,
196
,
442
–43,
449
–50,
451
,
453
,
455
,
458
,
461
,
474
,
486
,
494
,
495
,
497
,
506
,
537
,
538
,
546
,
549
–53,
558
,
561
,
566
,
567
,
570
,
580
Schemua, General Blasius
311
,
454
,
456
,
457
Schleswig-Holstein, Prussian seizure of
86
,
147
Schlieffen, Count Alfred von (chief of German general staff 1891–1905)
334
,
369
,
478
,
596
, P1.
20
army career
317
background
316
–17
character
317
–18,
333
considers war in 1905
326
his legacy
325
retirement
323
revered as a great German general
323
sees no alternative to war
318
tries to take the uncertainty out of war
316
and the younger Moltke as his successor
324
Schlieffen Plan
199
,
525
,
564
,
595
, P1.
20
early versions of
348
Falkenhayn on
324
flaws of
316
German mobilisation
321
–22
lack of communication
322
mobilisation and movements of German forces in the event of war
315
–16
modifed by the younger Moltke
316
,
327
,
327
–28
offensive plan
327
plans to defeat France with a giant pincer movement around its armies
307
,
319
–20
retirement
360
two-front war
22
,
318
–19,
321
Schneider
22
,
224
,
389
Schoen, Wilhelm
64
,
395
,
588
–89
Schoenberg, Arnold
230
Schönbrunn palace, Vienna
205
,
208
School of Political Science (France)
414
Schratt, Katharina
206
science
xxv
,
xxviii
,
6
,
232
‘empty science’
239
faith in
14
,
20
,
268
in Germany
53
and an orderly universe
20
Salisbury’s experiments
30
scouts P1.
15
Scutari (now Shkodër, Albania)
agreement that to be included in Albania
460
a centre of Catholic influence
460
Montenegrins leave
462
success of bluff
528
surrendered to the Montenegrins
461
under siege by Montenegro and Serbia
461
Second International
xxviii
256
,
284
,
286
,
287
,
290
,
293
,
434
,
581
, P1.
13
1904 Amsterdam congress
287
,
289
1907 Stuttgart congress
290
,
292
1912 Basle congress
291
,
468
manifesto condemning arms race
291
and nationalism
291
–92,
293
Second World War
xxxi
,
16
,
105
,
295
,
310
,
605
secret societies
440
Sedan, Battle of (1870)
6
,
137
,
307
,
310
,
311
,
318
,
319
,
327
Seely, Sir John
491
Selborne, Lord
48
,
104
,
105
–6,
108
,
117
Serbia
199
,
201
,
225
–26,
227
,
380
,
386
,
396
,
437
agreement with Montenegro
444
agrees to divide Sanjak with Montenegro
465
arms contracts with Schneider
388
–89
Austria-Hungary declares war
xxiv
,
xxvii
,
464
,
512
,
539
,
545
,
555
,
562
,
568
Austria-Hungary determined to destroy Serbia
xxiv
,
xxxi
Austria-Hungary gives ultimatum
531
–32,
533
,
534
–38
Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum requiring Serbia to withdraw from Albania
464
–65,
466
Berchtold favours destruction of P1.
32
Bulgaria attacks (1913)
462
Bulgarian socialists turn on Serbs
292
capitulates after ultimatum from Austria-Hungary
465
,
466
caves in over Bosnia-Herzegovina annexation
405
–6
Conrad’s desire for war
219
customs arrangement with Bulgaria
388
demands of
401
,
404
,
454
Franz Ferdinand on
xxvii
,
215
,
460
grows in strength
219
,
477
Hartwig’s support
442
independence
381
,
549
land-locked
390
loans from France
409
murder of Alexander
388
national movement
209
,
215
,
238
,
465
‘Pig War’
389
population
437
press
465
–66
quasi-military and conspiratorial organisations in
514
the Radicals
438
–39
relations with Austria-Hungary
388
,
409
relations with Russia
410
response to Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum
538
,
540
,
542
,
559
,
561
revolt of Albanian Muslims
462
–63
size doubled
462
stirring up resistance
441
Tisza supports war on Serbia P1.
33
told of the war declaration by telegram
562
treaty with Bulgaria (1912)
443
and Triple Entente
224
Yugoslavia formed
598
Serbian army
401
,
409
,
502
,
531
,
537
Sergei, Grand Duke
241
Seven Years War (1754–63)
87
,
104
,
295
Shackleton, Ernest
596
Shantung (Shandong) peninsula, China
46
,
83
Shaw, George Bernard
229
,
277
Siam (now Thailand)
1
,
135
,
154
,
156
Silesia
457
Singapore
112
Sino-Japanese War, First (1894–5)
48
,
49
,
160
–61
Slavonia
389
Slavs
South
see
South Slavs
struggle with Teutons
479
,
524
Slovakia
201
,
207
Slovenia
201
,
210
,
215
,
598
Smiley, Albert
275
Social Darwinism
xxi
,
93
,
246
–47,
252
,
264
,
306
,
433
,
519
,
524
,
605
Social Democratic Party (SPD) (Germany)
68
,
119
,
251
,
261
,
263
,
284
,
285
,
286
,
291
,
417
,
473
,
477
,
529
,
570
,
581
Social Democrats (Hungary)
476
social protest movements
22
socialism
19
,
285
,
288
,
292
,
293
,
384
,
487
Socialist Party (France)
589
Socialist Party (Italy)
473
socialists
and arbitration
285
Austrian
292
in Balkans
292
Bismarck’s anti-socialist laws
286
British
107
Bulgarian
292
and disarmament
283
,
285
French
287
,
291
,
293
,
468
,
548
German
90
,
286
,
290
,
292
,
293
,
369
,
468
Italian
433
and the military
258
and Nietzsche
238
and the peace movement
285
Russian
182
and Suttner
285
weapons against war
290
Socialists (French)
284

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