Causes of World War I Quiz Flashcards
This Slavic country dreamed of creating a south Slavic homeland with itself as the center and leader
Serbia
The assassination of this Austro-Hungarian arch-duke was the spark that would lead to WWI
Ferdinand
Russia supported the creation of a southern Serbian state because she hoped she would gain this very valuable prize
Dardanelles
this was the Serbian sponsored terrorist group whose goal was freedom of Bosnia from Austro-Hungarian control
Black Hand
England France and Russia formed this union which each member promised to consider its allies interest in decision making
Triple Entente
this American admiral wrote the influence of seapower on history that lead Germany to begin to construct its nazy
Mahan
this man assassinated Ferdinand and his wife
Gavrilo Princip
the city where Ferdinand was assassinated
Sarejevo
Bismark once referred to this region as the powder keg of Europe and correctly predicted that something would happen there to start the next world war
Balkan Peninsula
This was the imperialistic adventure concocted by Kaiser Wilhelm II in the hope of testing the strength of the British- French alliance by encouraging Moroccan independence
Algeciras