Causes Of WW1 Flashcards
When was the Triple Alliance formed?
1892
What were Kiaiser Wilhelm’s aims?
A big empire like Britain and France.
Big Navy.
What were Kaiser Wilhelm’s main concerns?
Size of Britains navy
Being surrounded
How many dreadnoughts (first built in 1906) had been built by Britain and Germany by 1914?
29 by Britain
17 by Germany
What was the name of Britain’s policy of concentrating upon empire and not being involved with European politics in the 19th century?
Splendid isolationism
Who did Britain sign their first alliance with in 1902?
Japan
What was the name of the 1904 agreement signed between Britain and France and list two thing agreed within it?
Entente Cordial
Britain could have Egypt and France could have Morocco
When did Britain then form an agreement with the Russians? (to create the triple entente)
1907
1905 the cars are visited Tangiers in Morocco and made a speech -what did he say?
He said that he supported Moroccan independence
1906 the powers attended a conference about Morocco and the Kaiser was forced to back down- where was it held?
Spain
After the 1911 Moroccan Crisis the British and French move closer together- how?
They discussed war plans
During 1912-13 the Balkan states fight Turkey to get full independence- which country grows much larger and stronger (scaring the Austrians)?
Serbia
Who was assassinated on 28th June 1914 and by whom?
Frank Frendinand who was in line for the Austria Hungry throne by a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand
Why did Germany launch her invasion of France (through Belgium) as soon as Russia started mobilising?
Due to the Sheffien plan predicting it will take 6 weeks for the Russians to fully mobilise.
