Grade 10 History WW1 test

Question 1

What are the 4 main causes of WW1 . what is their definition? How did it contribute to the war?

Answer 1

4 main causes
Militarism- A structure of a military force in order to protect and prevent invasions.
-it leads to the advancements of technology and weaponry.
-having strong army’s raised chances of success.

Alliances-An agreement between 2 or more parties for a beneficial purpose
- brought peace among countries
-Main alliances ( Tripple Entente: Britain, France, Russia.)(Tripple alliance Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary)
-Ensured the safety of others

Imperialism- influencing ones power through other countries by political and economic control.
-The British were able to control more than 25% of the world’s territory.
-Manufacturing goods to homelands and colines giving Europen countries economic power.

Nationalism- A set of beliefs that promote the collective interests and cultural identity of a nation.
-Because of their differences most of the countries wanted their own independence
-Identity crisis led to assassinations.
their differences led them to disagreements and war.

Question 2

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Ultimatum

Answer 2

• Gavrillo Princip was a member of the Black Hand and assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia, heirs to the Austro-Hungarian throne in the town of Sarajevo in Bosnia on June 28, 1914.
• Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination and with the support of Germany they sent Serbia an Ultimatum with 3 terms.
  -No more Nationalist hatred Against Austria Hungry
  -Punish all those involved in the assassination
  -Allow Astria hungry officials into Serbia to help eliminate the Black Hand and other terrorists.

-Serbia agreed with everything except for the last term. A-H took this as a complete rejection and declared war on Serbia on July 25 1914.

-France and Russia stood to support Serbia, and Germany declared war on Russia on August 1 1914 and France on August 2 1914.

• Germany planned to attack France by invading Belgium. Britain was like Belgium’s protector incase of invasion. Britain declared war on Germany once they invaded Belgium in August 4 1914
• Canada was automatically at war and WW1 started.

Question 3

what are the 2 alliances made? what are they called,

Answer 3

Cerntral Powers: (Tripple allience)
-Germany
-Austria- Hungary
-Ottoman Empire

Allied Powers:(Tripple Entante)
-France
-Britain(Canada)
-Italy(1915)
-Russia
-United states (1917)

Question 4

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 4

Named after the German general , Alfered Von Schlieffen. Germany knew that they would have to fight both France and Russia. So they desired to conquer France first by invading Belgium. they fought France in the front with a mini group and retreated later. Then the Germans raided through Belgium in order to counter-attack France and trap them but failed because the French were quick to react and stopped the German army on the River Marne in France
They built a trench along Europe through eh corner of Belgium and across France and Switzerland. By 1914 Christmas the war was put to a halt because neither side was able to win.

Question 5

what was life in the trenches? what were their routines and roles?

Answer 5

-Soldiers where to carry (Clothing/Including dry socks, 50 rounds (bullets), Trench tools, webbing/pack, Rations/ food, water)
-In the trench, they would spend 4 days in the front line trench, 4 days in the support trenches, and 8 days in the reserve trench.
-“rest” meant they would have to spend their days practicing for fighting, filling sandbags, unloading ammunition trains, basically hard back-breaking labor.

Question 6

What were some of the troubles faced in the trenches?