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The Blank Check: Five Weeks That Started a World War
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In the summer of 1914, a chain reaction of ultimatums, blank cheques, and mobilisation orders turned a regional crisis into a continental catastrophe. This episode follows the July Crisis hour by hour — from Vienna's calculation to Britain's declaration of war.
Audio is available on Spreaker — see link below.
Five weeks. That's all it took.
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