Quiz for Document 25-1: Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Telegram to the German Ambassador at Vienna (July 6, 1914)

Choose the best answer to each question.

  1. Question 25.1

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    Bethmann-Hollweg’s telegram to the German ambassador indirectly justified an Austrian attack on Serbia by implying that
  2. Question 25.2

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    Why did Austria believe gaining German support was necessary to declare war on Serbia?
  3. Question 25.3

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    Why was this telegram referred to as a “blank check”?