Causes of WW1 Flashcards
how did militarism play a part in causing the first world war?
Prepared countries for war
how did alliances play a part in causing the first world war?
Alliance system meant lots of countries would be involved if war were to break out.
what countries were a part of the triple alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
what countries were a part of the triple entente?
Britain, France and Russia
how did imperialism play a part in causing the first world war?
Countries wanted to expand their empires, which caused competition between countries that wanted to colonise the same region(s).
how did nationalism play a part in causing the first world war?
Small countries wanted to gain their independence and countries were more likely to fight to show off their power.
Describe the Sarajevo crisis of 1914
Serbia was threatening to attack Austria. On the 28th of June 1914 archduke, Franz Ferdinand was inspecting the troops at Sarajevo in Bosnia, when he was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, one of a gang of six Bosnian Serbs called the Black Hand who wanted to kill him.
how did the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand cause WW1?
1) Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia
2) Serbia refused their demands
3) Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia (which was allied with Russia)
4) Austria-Hungary was also allied with Germany
5) Germany developed war plans (Schlieffen plan) because of imperialism
6) Germany declared war on France
7) Britain was last to declare war on Germany as their war plans threatened Belgium
what is a stalemate?
war paused because no one fighting
what is a war of attrition?
defending your position and aiming to win by slowly wearing down the enemy
what is no man’s land?
the stretch of land between trenches of the opposing sides
what is censorship?
suppression of information
what is patriotic?
love of one’s country
what is trench foot?
skin infection caused by constantly having wet feet
what is the defence of the realm act?
a law that allowed the government to censor info and letters
