The document contains Austria's ultimatum to Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist. The ultimatum contained 10 terms demanding Serbia suppress anti-Austrian propaganda, dissolve nationalist organizations, cooperate with Austria's investigation of the assassination, and reform its school system and military to eliminate anti-Austrian influences.

1. NAME: _________________________________________ DATE: ________________ PERIOD: __ AUSTRIAN TO SERBIA ULTIMATUM AUSTRIAN ULTIMATUMIN MY OWN WORDSTo suppress any publication which incites to hatred and contempt of the Monarchy . . .To dissolve immediately the society styled Narodna Odbrana . . and to proceed in the same manner against the other societies . . which engage in propaganda against [Austria]To eliminate without delay from public instruction in Serbia, both as regards the teaching body and the methods of instruction, all that serves or might serve to foment the propaganda against Austria-HungaryTo remove from the military service and the administration in general all officers guilty of propaganda against [Austria--names to be given over by the Austrian govt.]To accept the collaboration in Serbia of organs of [A-H govt.] in the suppression of the subversive movement directed against the territorial integrity of the MonarchyTo take judicial proceedings against the accessories to the plot of 28 June who are on Serbian territory; Organs delegated by [A-H] will take part in the investigations relating theretoTo proceed without delay to the arrest of [two named persons implicated according to the preliminary investigation undertaken by Austria]To prevent by effective measures the cooperation of [Serbia] in the illicit traffic in arms and explosives across the frontier . . . .To furnish [Austria] with explanations regarding the unjustifiable utterances of high Serbian officials both in Serbia and abroad, who . . .have not hesitated since the outrage of 28 June to express themselves . .in terms of hostility towards [Austria]To notify [Austria] without delay of the execution of the[se] measures . . Do you think the terms of the ultimatum are fair? Why or why not? Pick five of these terms and respond to the ultimatum as if you were Serbia. Explain why or why not you’re going to comply with the term. TERM #YOUR RESPONSE