The Austro Hungarian Empire and the First World War - 1914

In 1914 the Austro Hungarian Empire faced a multiplicity of enemies, including Russia, Serbia and Italy and had a variety of strategic plans to counter these threats. This, and the multi ethnic nature of the Empire caused complications, delays and threatened the only strategic advantage the Habsburgs had - speed in mobilisation.I will be running a livestream Q&A for students on Friday November 22nd at 1pm. You can access it here, subscribe to the channel to get your reminder.https://youtube.com/live/knBuNLBD-bU?feature=share (in case the link doesn't work)Help the podcast to continue bringing you history each weekIf you enjoy the Explaining History podcast and its many years of content and would like to help the show continue, please consider supporting it in the following ways:If you want to go ad-free, you can take out a membership hereOrYou can support the podcast via Patreon hereOr you can just say some nice things about it hereExplaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical conversations and expert interviews. We connect the past to the present. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share.▸ Support the Show & Get Exclusive ContentBecome a Patron: patreon.com/explaininghistory▸ Join the Community & Continue the ConversationFacebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ExplainingHistoryPodcastSubstack: theexplaininghistorypodcast.substack.com▸ Read Articles & Go DeeperWebsite: explaininghistory.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.