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B1) Causes of WW1 Flashcards

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When was Germany unified?

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1871 after the Franco-Prussian war.

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Why was France bitter after the Franco-Prussian war?

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They were badly defeated and Germany took control of Alsace-Lorraine (an important industrial area of France).

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When did Germany form an alliance with Austria-Hungary?

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1879

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When did Germany form an alliance with Italy?

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1882

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What was the Triple Alliance and when was it formed?

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The alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, 1882.

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What was Germany’s population in 1914?

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68 million

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How successful were Germany in industry in 1914?

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Very, was producing 2x as much steel as Britain and 1/3 of the world’s electrical goods.

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Why was Germany interested in making alliances? (3)

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  • worried that France would want revenge for the Franco-Prussian war
  • fear of encirclement
  • interest in building an empire to rival Britain’s
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What are the causes of the First World War? (MANIA)

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Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination.

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What were Germany’s strengths in 1914? (3)

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  • powerful, newly unified country
  • big army
  • leading the world in terms of industry
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How big was Germany’s army in 1914?

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2 million soldiers and 108 warships (biggest apart from Russia but better organised and equipped)

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What were Germany’s weaknesses in 1914? (1)

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Threat of encirclement from Triple Entente

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What were Austria-Hungary’s strengths in 1914? (3)

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  • large empire in Central Europe
  • quite big army
  • support from powerful Germany
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What were Austria-Hungary’s weaknesses in 1914? (1)

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•empire was very unstable as it contained many nationalities and ethnic groups who wanted independence

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Who governed Germany and what form of government was it under?

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  • Kaiser Wilhelm 2

* autocracy

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What were Italy’s strengths in 1914? (2)

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  • protected by Triple Alliance

* starting to build an empire

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What were Italy’s weaknesses in 1914? (1)

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•not trusted to side with G and A-H if a war broke out

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What is the Entente Cordiale?

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An informal alliance between Britain and France.

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When was the Entente Cordiale signed?

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1904

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Why was France interested in making alliances?

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To gain power in order to have revenge on Germany after the Franco-Prussian war (1870).

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When was the Franco-Russian Alliance agreed?

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1894

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Why was the Kaiser worried about the Triple Entente?

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Encircled Germany.

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Why was the Triple Entente formed?

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All worried about Germany’s growing power.

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When was the Anglo-Russian Entente made?

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1907

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Why was the Franco-Russian Alliance made? (3)

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  • Kaiser didn’t like close relations with Russia
  • Russia needed a loan to help the economy
  • France wanted revenge
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Why was the Entente Cordiale made? (3)

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  • Anglo-German rivalry
  • France wanted revenge
  • agreed not to interfere each other’s empires
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Why was the Anglo-Russian Entente made? (3)

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  • increased tension in Europe due to Moroccan Crises
  • completes the Triple Entente
  • agreed to settle differences in the Middle East
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What were Britain’s strengths in 1914? (2)

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  • biggest + strongest navy in the world

* lots of resources from the empire

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How big was the British Empire in 1914?

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390 million people, biggest empire in the world.

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What were Britain’s weaknesses in 1914? (2)

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  • empire was spread across the world

* Germany’s growing power was a threat to the empire and navy

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What were France’s strengths in 1914? (1)

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•strengthened by Triple Entente

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What were France’s weaknesses in 1914? (2)

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  • not as strong as Germany

* weakened by loss of Alsace-Lorraine

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What were Russia’s strengths in 1914? (2)

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  • massive army

* friendship with Serbia

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What were Russia’s weaknesses in 1914? (2)

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  • not industrial

* weakened by defeat from Japan in 1904

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How big was Germany’s empire in 1914?

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15 million people

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Why did Britain want splendid isolation?

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Wanted to focus on expansion of the empire rather than getting involved in European rivalry.

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Why did Britain come out of splendid isolation?

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To try and stop Germany from threatening their position as the most powerful empire in the world.

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What were the Kaiser’s main priorities? (2)

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  • ’place in the sun’

* wanted a powerful empire and navy to rival Britain’s

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What was the Kaiser’s foreign policy?

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Weltpolitik was the imperialist foreign policy adopted by the Kaiser. The aim was to transform Germany into a global power.

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What kind of character was Kaiser Wilhelm 2? (3)

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  • unstable and unpredictable, very rash
  • very ambitious
  • unhappy childhood meant that he couldn’t interact with people well
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Why did Germany want a big navy?

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To protect their growing empire- led Britain to believe they were going to invade/ threaten their empire.

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What is a dreadnought?

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A new kind of British warship, made to strengthen their navy against Germany’s.

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Features of a dreadnought. (4)

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  • thick army plating
  • fast turbine engines
  • long range guns
  • rotating guns
44
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When did Britain make the first dreadnought?

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1906

45
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What was Britain’s initial attempt to limit German naval expansion?

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Offered an agreement with Germany in 1900 about naval expansion but Germany refused- tension.

46
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How many dreadnoughts did Britain have in 1914?

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29

47
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How many dreadnoughts did Germany have in 1914?

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17

48
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Why did European rearmament increase the likelihood of war?

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Made other countries nervous- who would attack first?

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Who’s army had expanded the most by 1914?

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Germany

50
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Who was in charge of Germany’s navy?

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Admiral Von Turpitz

51
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What was Germany’s plan for war called?

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The Schlieffen Plan

52
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What did the Schlieffen Plan involve?

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Take France by surprise by invading through neutral Belgium, defeat France in 6 weeks, double back to fight Russia.

53
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Why did Germany think they could defeat France in 6 weeks?

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They had done it before in the Franco-Prussian war.

54
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What was Britain’s plan for war?

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Create a small but strong military force (BEF) to aid France if they were attacked.

55
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How many soldiers were in the BEF?

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150,000

56
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What was France’s plan for war called?

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Plan 17

57
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What did Plan 17 involve?

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Attack Germany through Alsace-Lorraine and force them to surrender.

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What was France’s army like in 1914?

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Large and well-equipped.

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What was Austria-Hungary’s plan for war?

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Relied on the success of the Schlieffen Plan, wanted to fight alongside Germany.

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What was Russia’s plan for war?

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Overwhelm the German and Austrian armies with their millions of soldiers.

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What was Russia’s army like in 1914?

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Biggest in Europe but badly equipped and organised.

62
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What was the point of the Schlieffen Plan?

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So that Germany could avoid fighting on two fronts.

63
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How long did Germany think it would take Russia to mobilise its army?

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10 weeks

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When was the First Moroccan Crisis?

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1905-1906

65
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When was the Second Moroccan Crisis?

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1911

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What were the events of the First Moroccan Crisis?

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  • France wanted control of Morocco
  • Kaiser made a speech supporting Morocco’s independence
  • Kaiser’s views were rejected at a conference in Algeciras
67
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What were the consequences of the First Moroccan Crisis? (4)

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  • Triple Entente was completed the year after (1907)
  • Kaiser concerned about how strongly Britain backed France- encirclement
  • increased tension in Europe
  • Kaiser humiliated
68
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What was ‘the Panther’?

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A battle ship sent to Agadir by the Kaiser in 1911.

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What were the events of the Second Moroccan Crisis?

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  • Kaiser sent ‘the Panther’ to Agadir
  • B and F got worried that he would try to set up a naval base
  • another conference, Kaiser was given some land as compensation
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What were the consequences of the Second Moroccan Crisis? (3)

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  • Kaiser humiliated again
  • increased tension
  • sped up battle plans -parliament started debating about readiness for war
71
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When was the Bosnian Crisis?

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1908

71
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What does annex mean?

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To take over

72
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What were the events of the Bosnian Crisis?

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  • A-H annexed Bosnia unannounced
  • Serbia is mad, appeals to Russia who call a conference
  • A-H refuse to attend and are backed by Germany
  • Germany intimidates Russia into backing down
73
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Why was Serbia mad when Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia?

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They wanted to take over Bosnia to create a ‘Greater Serbia’ and unite the Slavs.

74
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Why did Russia have a close connection with Serbia?

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They were both Slavs.

75
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Why did Russia submit to Germany after the Bosnian Crisis?

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They weren’t ready for war, Germany was more powerful

76
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What were the consequences of the Bosnian Crisis? (4)

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  • Russia is humiliated so starts making war plans
  • A-H confident about Germany’s support
  • Triple Entente are brought closer
  • increased tension
77
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Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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The heir to the Austrian throne

78
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When was the assassination?

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28th June, 1914

79
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Where did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand happen?

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Sarajevo, Bosnia

80
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Who killed Franz Ferdinand?

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Gravrilo Princip

81
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What was the name of the terrorist group involved in the assassination?

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The Black Hand

82
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Where were the terrorists from who assassinated Franz Ferdinand?

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Bosnia but were trained and given weapons by Serbia.

83
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Why did the assassination happen?

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The Serbs and the Bosnians were mad at A-H for the Bosnian Crisis in 1908.

84
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How did chance play a part in the assassination?

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First attempt failed, the planned route was changed, driver got lost and happened to pass the cafe that Princip was in.

85
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What did A-H send to Serbia after the assassination?

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A 10 point ultimatum.

86
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When did A-H send Serbia the ultimatum?

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23rd July 1914

87
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What was Serbia’s response to the ultimatum?

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They accepted all but one point because they were keen to avoid war but they were unwilling to accept Austrian interference in the justice system.

88
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Who was the first to declare war?

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Austria-Hungary on Serbia.

89
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When did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia?

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28th July 1914

90
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When did Russia mobilise its army?

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30th July 1914

91
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When did Germany declare war on Russia?

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1st August 1914

92
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When was Belgium declared a neutral country?

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1839

93
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When did Germany invade Belgium?

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4th August 1914

94
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When did Britain declare war on Germany?

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4th August 1914

95
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When did Austria-Hungary declare war on Russia?

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6th August 1914

96
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Why did A-H declare war on Serbia?

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They didn’t accept all demands of the ultimatum.

97
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Why did Russia mobilise its army after the first declaration of war?

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Supported Serbia (both Slavs)

98
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Why did Germany declare war on Russia?

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Supported Austria-Hungary.

99
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Why did Germany invade Belgium?

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The Schlieffen Plan, take France by surprise by invading through neutral Belgium.

100
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Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

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Germany violated Belgium’s neutrality.

101
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What is the order of the declarations of war? (7)

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  • A-H on Serbia
  • Germany on Russia
  • Germany on France
  • Germany on Belgium
  • Britain on Germany
  • France on Germany
  • A-H on Russia
102
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When did Germany declare war on France?

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3rd August 1914

103
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When did Germany declare war on Belgium?

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4th August 1914

104
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When did France declare war on Germany?

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5th August 1914

105
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When did Germany start making dreadnoughts?

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1908

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