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Serbia spanks Austria 1914
FULFILMENT. Austria: " I said all along this was going to be a punitive expedition." Date: 1914
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This provocative political cartoon from 1914, published in the aftermath of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, captures the tense atmosphere leading up to the outbreak of World War I. The image depicts a stern-faced Serbian soldier, clad in military uniform and brandishing a rifle, administering a firm spanking to a disgruntled Austrian officer. The Austrian, with a look of shock and indignation on his face, exclaims, "I said all along this was going to be a punitive expedition!" The events leading up to this moment were complex and multifaceted. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, was the spark that ignited the powder keg of European tensions. Austria-Hungary, which governed Bosnia and Herzegovina where the assassination took place, saw Serbia as the instigator and demanded a harsh response. Serbia, for its part, denied any involvement and saw Austria's demands as an unjustified invasion. The cartoon's title, "Fulfilment," suggests that this moment was the culmination of long-standing tensions between the two nations. The image of a physical confrontation between the two sides underscores the escalating militarism and nationalism that characterized the lead-up to the war. The cartoon also highlights the sense of inevitability that many felt in the summer of 1914, as Europe plunged headlong into the first global conflict of the 20th century.
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