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who was in the triple alliance?

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germany, austria hungary and italy

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who was in the triple entente?

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britain, france and russia

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who had the largest army?

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germany

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who had the largest navy?

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britain

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what years was the first moroccan crisis?

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1905-06

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what happened in the first moroccan crisis?

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france wanted control of morocco supported by britain, germany and austria hungary said no

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what did the kaiser do in light of the first moroccan crisis?

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visit tangier in 1905 to pledge support to morocco

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when was the algeciras conference?

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1906

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what happened at the algeciras conference?

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humiliating for germany, all agreed with france but austria hungary

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What year was the second Moroccan crisis?

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1911

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What did the second Moroccan crisis cause?

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Rebellion in fez,
France sends 20,000 troops,
Germany’s raise accuses France of invading,
sends warship

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Consequences of the crises:

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Humiliating for Germany, French control of Morocco

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What happened in Turkey in 1908?

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A rebellion taken advantage of by austria-hungary to take control of Bosnia.

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How did the Serbians react to the austrian-h. control of Bosnia?

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Asked Russia for help
Russia calls to conference
German kaiser unhappy

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What made Russia back down in response to the Balkan Crisis?

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They did not want war
Angering Bosnians

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What was the two-power standard?

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The idea that Britain’s navy had to be at least equal in size to the next two largest navies combined.

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What was spendid isolation?

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The choice to not have any alliances and to stay alone.

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What were some challenges to Splendid Isolation?

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-France and Russia formed an alliance
- The triple alliance formed in Europe
- 1908 onwards, Kaiser Wilhelm II building up Germany’s military and wanted to become a world power

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What made Britain end Splendid Isolation?

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They signed an alliance with Japan, promising to help each other under attack from more than one power.

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When was the triple entente formed?

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1907

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What was the weltpolitik?

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One of the aims of Kaiser WIlhelm II:
- Germany should be a global power
- Want for an empire that would rival Britain and France
- 1800s, Germany conquering nations in Africa

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What was another aim (except from the Weltpolitik) made by Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Kaiser wanted a large navy
- Huge sums of money were spent

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By 1914, how much money was spent by the six major powers on increasing armies and navies?

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£400 million

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What did the powerful countries do ( not Britain ) to do with the army?

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Introduced conscription

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How did the Kaiser begin the naval race?
By passing a series of Naval Laws
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What did Britain do in response to the naval laws?
Create the dreadnought
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What did Germany do in response to the dreadnought?
Create their own version
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What did Britain do in response to Germany's response to the Dreadnought?
Create the super-dreadnought
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What was the aim of the black hand?
To unite all the Serb areas in the Balkans into one country.
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What happened in 1908 that went against the aims of the black hand?
Austria-Hungary took over Bosnia
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What was the unsuccessful response by the Black Hand?
An attempt to assassinate emperor of Austria-Hungary Franz Joseph
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What day was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
28th June 1914
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What caused the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
The plan to visit Sarajevo by Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
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When did the Archduke arrive at the train station?
9.28 AM
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What did the first assassin try to do against Franz Ferdinand?
Throw a bomb, but it was deflected and exploded underneath the car behind
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What caused the assassination?
A wrong turn when the Archduke cancelled the rest of his visit but planned to visit those effected by the bomb before he left.
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What Cafe was Archduke Franz Ferdinand shot outside of ?
Schiller's Cafe
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Who was the assassin who shot Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrillo Princip
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What was the premise of the Schliffen plan?
German plan to avoid war on two fronts
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What was the actual Schliffen plan?
Russia would be slow to prepare for war so they could quickly defeat France first. They could then concentrate on defeating Russia.
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How did the Schliffen plan change and adapt?
- dependant on Russia's slow mobilisation - dependant on Britain not honouring a 75 year old agreement to protect Belgium
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What commander changed the Schliffen plan?
General von Moltke
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What did von Moltke do to the Schliffen plan?
- fewer troops - no longer advancing through Belgium / the Netherlands
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How did the Schliffen plan fail?
- Belgium gave significant resistance - British honoured their treaty with Belgium - German troops were exhausted without supplies (August 1914) - Russian army was ready in 10 days only
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Consequences of the failure of the Schliffen plan?
Germany is now engaged in a war on two fronts.
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What was the race to the sea?
Each side of the western front moving north towards the English Channel to try and get behind opponents
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What was the battle of the Marne?
6-10 September 1914 Marne River, France - German troops weak on supplies - Caused von Kluck to change direction into the valley of the river Marne - British and French attacked and forced the Germans to retreat to the river Aisne - forced Germans to dig trenches - 500k killed / injured
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Where was the eastern front located?
Ran from Riga in the north to the black sea
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How did fighting go on the Eastern Front?
Russians made a quick advance into German territory Eventually slowed down by lack of good equipment and leadership
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What happened in late August on the Eastern front?
Austria- Hungary advanced into Russian territory but fled faced with 500,000 russian troops
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Results of Austria-Hungary fleeing?
100,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers killed 220,000 injured 100,000 captured
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