WW1 Test
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
