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militarism
preparing army and navy
alliances
treaties to protect eachother
imperialism
land
nationalism
pride in country - willing to defend
1908
annexation of bosnia
serbia is angry
28th june 1914
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
6th July 1914
Germany provides a ‘black cheque’ of support to Austria- Hungary
23rd July 1914
Austria Hungary issue the 10 point ultimatum to Serbia
25th July 1914
Serbia agreed to all but one demand: except for the one that allowed Austria- Hungary’s police into the country
28th July 1914
A-H declares war on Serbia
Assassination
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to Austria-Hungarian throne
- 28th June 1914
- Sarajevo, Bosnia
- Shot by Serbian (Gavrillo Princip) in revenge for the A-H takeover of Bosnia
- The event sparked an international crisis leading to the outbreak of the WW1
29th July
RUSSIA mobilises their army
1st August
GERMANY declares war on Russia
3rd August
GERMANY declares war on FRANCE
4th August
German troops march into neutral Belgium
4th August
BRITIAN declares war on GERMANY
5th August
FRANCE declares war on GERMANY
6th August
A-H declares war on RUSSIA
When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand short?
28th June 1914
Where was Archduke Franz Ferdinand shot?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot in Sarajevo, bosnia
What was the Gallipoli Campaign?
allied troops (Britian, Russia and France) landed in Ottoman Turkey to allow ships to pass through and knock Turkey out of the war
how many were killed -Gallipoli Campaign?
Allies- 187,959 killed and wounded
Turks- 161,828
Who won the Gallipoli Campaign?
The Turks won the campaign
Why was the Gallipoli Campaign started ?
Started to take control of Russia by weakening Ottoman Empire but FAILED!!!!!
100 day offensive
A series of allied successes that pushed the German Army back to the battlefields of 1914
What was the naval blockade?
in GERMANY fuel shortages, basic food restrictions, factories closed , GERMANY was grinding to a halt
-the people were ANGRY
when did the spring offensive take place ?
21st march 1918