First World War (Key Facts and Stats)

Question 1

How many different people lived in Austria Hungary

Answer 1

11 nationalities
16 languages
5 major religions

Question 2

What was the state of Russia in 1871 (year of German Unification)

Answer 2

Suffered bad economically

denied access to the Mediterranean by losing the Crimean War

Question 3

What treaty did German sign with Russia

Answer 3

Reinsurance treaty of 1887

lapsed in 1890

Question 4

What exposed the vulnerability of being alone to the British

Answer 4

Kaisers support for the Boers in 1899

Question 5

What alarmed the Triple Entente Powers

Answer 5

the increasing strength of Germany and aggressive foreign policy in the Moroccan Crisis in 1905

Question 6

What arguments are there that alliances were the reason for the outbreak of war in 1914

Answer 6

• reinforced military connections
• encouraged the development of mobilization plans
• obligation to help allies

Question 7

What arguments are there that alliances were not the reason for the outbreak of war in 1914

Answer 7

• terms of alliances primarily defensive, didn’t have to enter the war
• offered deterrent against aggressive intentions

Question 8

What did Bismarck and the Kaiser clash over

Answer 8

over the policy of Russia

Question 9

Why was Weltpolitik a popular policy domestically

Answer 9

• means of deflecting working-class unrest
• benefitted industrialists
• fitted with German psyche

Question 10

What groups supported Weltpolitik

Answer 10

German press and pressure groups e.g. Navy League and Pan-German League`

Question 11

What consequences did Weltpolitik have with the Great Powers

Answer 11

it alienated other nations from closer relations

e.g. negotiation of 1890 breaking down

Question 12

What was done to start a campaign for a greater navy in Germany

Answer 12

Admiral von Tirpitz launched an aggressive media campaign

Mahans book ‘the Influence of Sea Power in History’ became a bestseller

Question 13

What navy laws were introduced

Answer 13

1898 Navy law set out 14 battleships and 4 cruises

after the Navy League pressure 1900 Navy Law was 38 battleships, 8 battlecruisers, and 24 cruisers

Question 14

What was the Daily Mail showing the growing militarism in British Society

Answer 14

‘We want eight and we won’t wait’

Question 15

What was a consequence of the naval arms race in terms of the entente cordiale

Answer 15

Anglo-French Naval Agreement led to British ships moved to patrol the North Sea and French ships the Mediterranean

Question 16

What political speech in 1911 showed the British connection with France being strengthened

Answer 16

Lloyd George’s Mansion House Speech