WW1 Test

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What happened to archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo?

"Black hand", a Serbian terrorist group, vowed to kill the anti-Australian tyrants. They killed Ferdinand and his wife by firing into their car

Why did Britain and France form close ties against Germany?

-German reason: Germany wanted to prevent France from putting a protectorate on morocco -British reason: German factories outnumbered British ones

Treaty of versailles

A resolution treaty that gave all of the blame to Germany. Germany had to pay all debts and lose a lot of land

Reparations in WW1

As a result of war, allies accused defeated enemies and wanted losers to pay reparations

To try and break the stalemate chased by trench warfare, German forces

Attempted to overwhelm the French at verdun. Both allies and central powers launched massive offensives to break stalemate

Why did Austria declare war on serbia?

Austrias ultimatum wanted Serbia to end anti-Australian agitation and punishment to Serbians involved in the murder. Serbia did not compromise with all the terms which caused Austria to declare war

The balkans were called powder keg of Europe because

Balkans caused high tensions by invading turkey and fighting among themselves as a result of war. The were called the powder keg because a small spark could cause an explosion

Stalemate defn

Deadlock in which neither side can defeat each other

Example of militarjsm

Fierce naval competition between Britain and Germany. Britain made its army most respected in the world, to defend the overseas empire. Result of suspicion: germany build up army. As a result of that, Britain increased funding

Ultimatum defn

Final set of demands

Why did the British declare war on Germany?

For the schlieffen plan, the German military had to go through Belgium then to France. Belgium remained neutral from a treaty with Britain. Britain was infuriated by Germany's invasion of Belgium-> Britain declares war

Bismarck signed treaties with Austria-Hungary and Italy because

Formed "triple alliance" because France longed for revenge on Germany after Franco-Prussian war. France wouldn't invade germany without help

As a result of competition for colonies, Britain and france

Formed close ties against Germany

Zeppelins defn

Gas-filled balloons used to bomb the English coast

The arms race was a result if

Great powers expanding their armies and naviez

The early enthusiasm for World War I soon faded because

Instead of quick and glorious victories, this war was very deadly

Neutrality example

Italy and Britain were uncommitted. Italy chose to remain neutral. This was apart of schlieffen plan

Fear and distrust between nations led to

Many alliances that helped defend one another and create a powerful defense

The destructiveness of the war was due to

Modern weapons such as rapid-fire machine guns/artilerry, poison gas, armored tanks, zeppelins u-boats, and convoys

Mandate in WW1

Outside of Europe, allies contributed to their empires. Treaties led to mandates

Reparations defn

Payments for war damage

Neutrality defn

Policy of supporting neither side of war

Mobilize defn

Prepare military forces for war

Militarism's contribution to increasing tension in Europe

Rose out of social Darwinism. During the rise of tensions, powers enhanced their armies and navies because of militarism. This caused the arms races as a result caused high suspicions and increased the chance of war

Russia felt obligated to defend all Slavs because

Russia had the largest population of Slavs. The belief was that all Slavs shared a common nationality. Russia's form of nationalism called: pan- slavism

German generals soon opened a front in the east because

Russians occupied and conquered some victories in the east of prussia

Why were Serbian revolutionaries angered by the date of Francis Ferdinand's visit to Sarajevo?

Since Austrians were viewed as foreign oppressors, Serbians were upset when Ferdinand visited the same day Serbia was freed from Turkish rule.

German occupation of Alsace and Lorraine led to

Since france was bitter about german seizing Alsace-Lorraine. This led to germany protecting itself with the act: "Three Emperors League" with Austria and Russia. Germany and Austria had alliance with Italy called "Triple Alliance". Britain didnt take sides.

Mandate defn

Territories administered by western powers

Gavrilo princip

Terrorist who assassinated Frances Ferdinand

No mans land defn

The area opposing trench lines

Militarism defn)

The glorification of the military

Western front defn

The war in the western part of Europe

Some colonists volunteered, expecting

Their service would make progress towards citizenship or independence

Russia was poorly equipped to fight the war because

They were the least industrialized nation out of all the others

The allies turned to their colonies for

Troops, laborers, and supplies

Trench warfare defn

Vast system of trenches between which soldiers fought for territory

As a result of increasing tension between countries, military leaders

Were turned to, by the government, for advice on peace and war

League of naions

Wilsons hope was to establish a "league of nations" where a group of nations act as one to preserve peace for all

As a result of germanys growing economy, britain

felt threatened by germanys rapid economic growth


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