1- BACKGROUND INFO Flashcards
1
Q
what opinion did people have on technology before ww1?
A
they were naive about what technology could do in the war
2
Q
what hatreds existed before the war?
A
between france and germany, russia and germany, austro-hungary and serbia, russia and italy. between russia and ottoman empire
3
Q
what colonies belonged to germany before and during ww1?
A
- togoland (until 1914)
- ruanda - urundi
- cameroon
- namibia
- tanzania
4
Q
what was the kaiser jealous about, which britain had?
A
he was jealous of the british navy, therefore he began to build dreadnoughts
5
Q
why was the tension so high between serbia and austria in 1914?
A
mainly because serbia had expanded at turkey’s expense
6
Q
who was franz ferdinand?
A
was the archduke of of austro-hungary, inspector general of austro-hungary, wanted to federalize the austro-hungarian empire
7
Q
why was the war global?
A
- ottoman empire was included in many conflicts with britain and others in what is now syria, iraq and saudi arabia
- japan was included
- africa fighting in uganda and tanzania
- america became involved in 1917 due to the sinking of ships such as the lusitania
