Causes of WW1 Flashcards

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What does the ‘M’ in ‘MAIN’ stand for?

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Militarism

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What does the ‘A’ in MAIN stand for?

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Alliances

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3
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What does the ‘I’ stand for?

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Imperialism

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What does the ‘N’ stand for?

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Nationalism

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What does militarism mean?

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Building an army ready to fight

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What does alliances mean?

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Being in teams

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What does imperialism mean?

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Gaining extra land for your country

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What does nationalism mean?

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Thinking your country is great

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Who was Franz Ferdinand?

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The Archduke and heir of Austria-Hungary

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How was Franz Ferdinand killed?

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He was shot by a rebel Serbian

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What was the name of the man who killed Franz Ferdinand?

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Gavrilo Princip

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Why would a Serbian want to kill Franz Ferdinand?

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Because many Serbs believed Bosnia should have been a part of Serbia and not Austria-Hungary, so they killed Austria-Hungary’s heir.

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13
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Where is Sarajevo?

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It is the capital of Bosnia, in Austria-Hungary

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14
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Who were the Triple Entente?

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Russia, France and Britain

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Who were the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

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Who supported Serbia when Austria-Hungary declared war?

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Who supported Austria-Hungary when Russia declared war on her?

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What was the Schlieffen Plan?

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The German’s plan for how they would fight Russia and France years before the war actually started.

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Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II?

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The leader of Germany

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Why did Kaiser Wilhelm anger other countries?

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Because he wanted to build up his army and navy (militarism) to be better than the other countries

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What was Alsace-Lorraine?

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A region of land bordering France and Germany

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Why did Alsace-Lorraine cause tension between countries?

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Germany had taken Alsace-Lorraine from France and France wanted it back.

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Other than being allies with Serbia, why did Russia want to go to war with Austria-Hungary?

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To maintain her influence in the Balkan region (to keep control and look powerful)

24
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What did Germany want to have a better version of than Britain?

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Why would militarism lead to war?
Because countries felt threatened that other countries were preparing to attack them when they started building their armies and navies.
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Why would imperialism lead to war?
Because it increased tension between countries as they wanted to have the biggest Empire.
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Why would nationalism lead to war?
Nationalism led to militarism and imperialism because countries wanted to have the best armies and Empires. It also led to the tension between Serbia and Austria-Hungary as they both believed Bosnia should belong to them, which led to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
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What was the name of the boats Britain and Germany built to try and beat each other in the 'arms race'?
Dreadnoughts
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What was the 'arms race'?
When the European countries tried to produce the most weapons, armies, the best military technology etc.
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Who was blamed for World War One?
Germany