Causes of WWI - The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 1

Who was Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 1

Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Question 2

What job was Franz Ferdinand due to take over when his father died?

Answer 2

Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Question 3

Franz Ferdinand was _____ to the Austro-Hungarian throne?

Answer 3

Heir

Question 4

Where were Franz Ferdinand and his wife visiting in June 1914?

Answer 4

Sarajevo, in Bosnia

Question 5

Which different ethnic groups were in the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

Answer 5

Germans, Czechs, Serbs, Slovaks and many others

Question 6

What did many of the groups ruled by the Austro-Hungarian empire want?

Answer 6

Indepdendence

Question 7

Where was Gavrilo Princip from?

Answer 7

Bosnia

Question 8

What gang did Gavrilo Princip belong to?

Answer 8

The Black Hand

Question 9

What was the Black Hand?

Answer 9

A nationalist Serbian terror group

Question 10

What was the Black Hand’s main aim?

Answer 10

To get independence for Bosnia and then unite Bosnia and Serbia into one nation

Question 11

Who ruled over Bosnia?

Answer 11

Austria-Hungary

Question 12

Who killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 12

Gavrilo Princip

Question 13

Who did Austria blame the assassination on?

Answer 13

Serbia

Question 14

What did Austria issue to Serbia?

Answer 14

A harsh ultimatum - one that Serbia would never accept

Question 15

What is an ultimatum?

Answer 15

A final demand which, if rejected, will lead to war

Question 16

Why do some historians believe Austria issued such a harsh ultimatum

Answer 16

So they would have an excuse (or ‘pretext’) for war

Question 17

Which country gave their support to Serbia?

Answer 17

Russia

Question 18

Which country gave their support to Austria-Hungary?

Answer 18

Germany

Question 19

What did Britain sign with Belgium in 1839?

Answer 19

The Treaty of London

Question 20

What did the Treaty of London say?

Answer 20

That Britain would defend Belgium’s neutrality

Question 21

When was the Treaty of London signed?

Answer 21

1839

Question 22

What did one German chancellor call the Treaty of London?

Answer 22

A ‘scrap of paper’

Question 23

What did Germany believe Britain wouldn’t do?

Answer 23

Get involved in the war over a ‘scrap of paper’

Question 24

What’s a nationalist?

Answer 24

A person who wants political independence for their country

Question 25

What is an empire?

Answer 25

A group of countries ruled over by another country (e.g. the British Empire ruled over Australia, India etc.)