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The German "Blank Cheque" (1–6 July) ... At 1:00 a.m. on 29 July 1914 the first shots of the First World War were fired by the Austro-Hungarian monitor SMS ...
A blank cheque or blank check in the literal sense is a cheque that has no monetary value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative sense, it is used to describe a situation in which an agreement has been made that is open-ended or vague, and therefore subject to abuse, or in which a party is willing to consider any expense in the pursuance of their goals.
The Origins of World War I (2003), pp 150–87. Herwig, Holger H. The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914–1918 (1997) pp 6–74. Herweg, Holger H., and Neil Heyman. Biographical Dictionary of World War I (1982). Hewitson, Mark. "Germany and France before the First World War: a reassessment of Wilhelmine foreign policy."
Six mois qui incendièrent le monde : Juillet-décembre 1914 [Six months that set the world on fire: July-December 1914] (in French). Paris: Tallandier. ISBN 979-10-210-0378-1. Schiavon, Max (2011). L'Autriche-Hongrie dans la Première Guerre mondiale : La fin d'un empire [Austria-Hungary in the First World War: The end of an empire]. Les ...
The operator of the Canadian doughnut-and-coffee chain Tim Hortons will list its China joint venture in New York via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), as the so-called ...
In 1900, the British had a 3.7:1 tonnage advantage over Germany; in 1910, the ratio was 2.3:1 and in 1914, it reached 2.1:1. Ferguson argues: "So decisive was the British victory in the naval arms race that it is hard to regard it as in any meaningful sense a cause of the First World War."
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron on Thursday backed the establishment of a committee to examine Israel's defence budget, saying the ongoing war does not necessitate a "blank check" to the military.
Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the highest-value pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel to save copper for the war effort. However, a few were ...