CT1 Flashcards
What does mobilise mean?
Prepare and organise troops for active service
What is a Kaiser?
German word for emperor. Used to describe the head of unified Germany after 1871.
What were the great powers?
Countries that have international influence and military strength.
What was an empire?
A large group of states or colonies ruled over by a single head of state
What is a colony?
Land settled by and under the control of people from another county.
What are merchant ships?
Ships carrying goods and materials, not part of a state’s navy.
What were the Balkans?
An area in south-east Europe that included Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Herzegovina, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey
What was patriotism?
Love for your own country
What was the arms race?
a competition between countries for the development and production of weapons.
What was an alliance?
An agreement between countries that benefits them
What is encirclement?
Being surrounded
What is annex?
Seizing an area of land and making it part of your country.
28th June 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo.
23rd July 1914
Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Serbia, delivered an ultimatum to the Serbian foreign ministry.
29th July 1914
Britain called for international meditation to resolve the worsening crises when the Austro-Hungarian Empire has declared war on Serbia the day before,
1st August 1914
Germany declared war on Russia
3rd August 1914
Germany declared war on France and Belgium and invaded both countries.
4th August 1914
Germany invades Belgium, violating its neutrality and provoking Britain to declare war on Germany.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining an alliance with Germany. He was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
The black hand
A group of young Serbian army officers that formed a secret society.
Gavrilo Princip
He was a Yugoslav nationalist
Kaiser Wilhelm II
The last German emperor and king of Prussia, whose bellicose policies helped to bring about World War One.
Field Marshall Alfred von Schlieffen
The creator of the Schlieffen plan. He was a German field marshal and strategist.
Kaiser Wilhelm I
The king of Prussia
What happened in the first stage of The murder in Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie visit the State to improve the relationship between the Austro-Hungarian serbs and Bosnia serbs.
Apis is in serbia and provides the black hands weapons to Danib llic (one member)
What happened in the second stage of The murder in Sarajevo
OPEN TOP CAR
Open top car
newspaper of Franz route
Black hand knew exactly where he would be and when.
Six assassins were in position along the route he was going to take.
They were armed with bombs, pistols, ammunition, suicide pills