Causes Of Ww1 Flashcards
What is nationalism
When you are convinced your country is the best and your way of doing things is the best
What is miltarism
When you take great pride in your armies
Countries had to make sure they had the best millitary so got involved in an arms race
What is imperialism
When you attempt to take over as much land as possible and countries were trying to take more land than the others
How was alliances a factor in the start of ww1
The nations looked to ally as they were scared of others however this meant there were 2 opposing sides in europe and any small dissagreement would lead to all out war
What was the short term reason for war breaking out in Europe
Franz Ferdinand’s assasination
Where was Franz Ferdinand assasinated and by who
He was assasinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip
How did the murder start the war
Austria Hungary blames serbia for the murder,Russia promised to protect Serbia so attacks Austria Hungary and Germany swore to protect Austria Hungary so now also gets involved.
When was Franz Ferdinand Assasinated
28 June 1914
What was Franz Ferdinand’s wife called
Sophie
What gang of Serbians attempted to kill Franz Ferdinand
The Black Hand
What originally happened with Franz Ferdinand’s assasination
The Black Hand attempted to throw bombs under his car but in fact it went under the car behind
How was Franz Ferdinand Assasinated
He went to visit those injured in the hospital but as the driver drove he was informed that he had taken a wrong turn.As the Driver and couple turned around Gavrilo was behind them and shot Franz and his Wife
When did the first world war end
11th november 1918
