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What does mobilise mean?

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Prepare and organise troops for active service

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What is a Kaiser?

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German word for emperor. Used to describe the head of unified Germany after 1871.

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What were the great powers?

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Countries that have international influence and military strength.

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What was an empire?

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A large group of states or colonies ruled over by a single head of state

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What is a colony?

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Land settled by and under the control of people from another county.

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What are merchant ships?

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Ships carrying goods and materials, not part of a state’s navy.

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What were the Balkans?

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An area in south-east Europe that included Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Herzegovina, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey

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What was patriotism?

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Love for your own country

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What was the arms race?

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a competition between countries for the development and production of weapons.

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What was an alliance?

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An agreement between countries that benefits them

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What is encirclement?

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Being surrounded

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What is annex?

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Seizing an area of land and making it part of your country.

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28th June 1914

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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.

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23rd July 1914

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Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Serbia, delivered an ultimatum to the Serbian foreign ministry.

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29th July 1914

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Britain called for international meditation to resolve the worsening crises when the Austro-Hungarian Empire has declared war on Serbia the day before,

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1st August 1914

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Germany declared war on Russia

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3rd August 1914

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Germany declared war on France and Belgium and invaded both countries.

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4th August 1914

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Germany invades Belgium, violating its neutrality and provoking Britain to declare war on Germany.

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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He attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining an alliance with Germany. He was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

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The black hand

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A group of young Serbian army officers that formed a secret society.

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Gavrilo Princip

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He was a Yugoslav nationalist

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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The last German emperor and king of Prussia, whose bellicose policies helped to bring about World War One.

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Field Marshall Alfred von Schlieffen

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The creator of the Schlieffen plan. He was a German field marshal and strategist.

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Kaiser Wilhelm I

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The king of Prussia

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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)
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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
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What happened in the third stage of The murder in Sarajevo | ATTEMPTED MURDER
Car passed two members: one couldn't get gun out in time and the other felt sorry for Sophie as she was pregnant Cabrinovic threw bomb at car and bounced off to the car behind He swallowed a suicide pill but was out of date He jumped into the river but only 10cm deep. Got arrested
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What happened in the fourth stage of The murder in Sarajevo | SANDWICH
Ferdinand visited hospital after meetings Driver took a wrong turn and were forced to stop and reverse as Gavrilo Princip was standing eating a sandwich. He pulled out a gun and fired twice at the car. One hit Ferdinand in the neck the other hit Sophie in the stomach. Sophie died first and the next day he died on june 28 1914
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What happened in the fifth stage of The murder in Sarajevo | MURDERER GETS JUSTICE
Gavrilo Princip's suicide pill didn't work and the police arrested him. He was tried, found guilty and sent to 20 years in prison. He couldn't be hanged because he was under the age of 20. He died in prison from tuberculosis in 1918
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How did Russia contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?
The army gets ready to help Serbia defent itself against the Austro-Hungarian attack.
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How did Serbia contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?
Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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How did Britain contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?
Follows the treaty of London Declares war on Germany
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How did Germany contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?
Declares war on Russia Begins to move its army towards France, Russia's ally Sends a demand to Russia ordering it to hold back from helping Serbia
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How did France contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?
Put on a war footing, ready to fight a German invasion
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How did Austro-Hungary contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?
Declared war on Serbia Blames Serbia for the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Declares war on Russia
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What happened in August 1866
22 German states joined together after a war with Austria to create the North German Confederation
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What happened on 18 July 1870?
Bismark sends out his edited version of King Wilhelm's telegram
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What happened on 19 July 1870
France declared war on Germany
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What happened on 19 August - 27 October 1870
The siege of Metz
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What happened on 1-2 September 1870
An attempt by the French to force the Germans away from Matz.
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What happened on 19 September - 18 January 1870 - 1871
The siege of Paris
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What happened on the 18 january 1871
The creation of the German Empire is announced, with the unification of the German state
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What happened on the 21 May 1871
The treaty of Frankfurt: France agrees to pay five billion francs to Germany in three years and to hand over the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany
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When was the treaty of London?
1839
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Who signed the treaty of London?
Britain, Germany and 5 others
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When was the Emperors' League?
1873
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Who was involved in Emperor' League?
Germany and Russia and Austro-_Hungary
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When was the Dual Alliance?
1879
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Who was involved with the Dual Alliance?
Germany and Austro-Hungary
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When was the Triple Alliance?
1882
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Who was involved with the Triple Alliance?
Italy and Germany and Austria-Hungry
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When was the Franco-Russian Alli?
1894
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Who was involved with the Franco-Russian Alli?
France and Russia
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When was the Entente Cordiale?
1904
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Who was involved with the Entente Cordiale?
France and Britain
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When was the triple Entente?
1907
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Who was involved with the triple entente?
Britain and France and Russia
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On the First day of the battle of Sudan how many French casualties had suffered?
The battle started a Sudan on 1st and, by midday, the French had suffered 17,000 casualties
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What did Admiral Tirpitz do?
Set up the Naval League
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What was the Naval League?
An organisation that arranged tours of shipyards and gave lectures about the growing German navy.
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What was the Naval League intended to do?
Encourage public interest in the navy and develope a sense of patriotism amongst German people
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Who was Admiral Tirpitz?
A German naval Chief
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What did the first German Navy Laws order?
the building of 19 battleships
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What did the second German Navy Laws order?
the building of anther 38 battleships
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When was the German Navy Laws passed?
1898 and 1900

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