Paper 2 · World War One 1914-18
In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed two provinces it had been administering since 1878, angering Serbia by asserting full control over them. Which provinces were these?
ABosnia and Herzegovina, provinces Austria-Hungary had administered since 1878
BAlsace-Lorraine, territory disputed between France and Germany, not Austria-Hungary
CUpper Silesia, a territory disputed between Poland and Germany after the war
DManchuria, invaded by Japan in 1931, not annexed by Austria-Hungary
Explanation: Austria-Hungary's 1908 annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, provinces she had administered since 1878, was a key step on the road to the 1914 crisis with Serbia.
Derived from ZIMSEC History 2167/2, Nov 2008 -- greenbook question 16
