History Flashcards
What is Anti-Semitism
Hostile and preduce towards Jewish people
By what year did the jews who did not share christian beliefs become a target
The year 1000ce
What is MAIN and what significance did it have with great war.
Militarism (Countries had new weapons and were eager to try them) Alliance (The triple entrant which consisted of The British empire, France and Russia these countries surrounded the triple alliance that was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) Imperialism ( It wasn’t just Britain at the time that had an empire and there was rivalry between the countries to such as everyone fighting for Africa) Nationalism ( people who were proud of there country wanted to go to war to be the best).
What is the main reason that ww1 broke out
the black hand gang taking out the the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne archduke Franz Ferdinand
what was the germen plan for ww1
the Schlieffen plan were Germany was going march there men through Belgium in to France avoiding the French defences
What did most countries do for the beginning of ww1
Change there uniforms e.g. Frances uniform was bright blue and red.
How does trench warfare work.
Two side dig in attempting to rush the enemies trench by sending waves and waves of men to wipe out the enemies trench.
What is the land in between trenches called?
No mans land.
what were some ideas on how the war could end quickly.
New frontiers.
Why did Italy switch side in the war
Tense relations with Austria-hungry
and the triple entrant promising some land.
Why did the battle of the Somme start.
the battle started because the French wanted help in Verdun so the British wanted to flank.
Why was the battle of the Somme so bad
The British army was not adapted for war so the Germans simply machine gunned them down.
how many casualties were there in the battle of the Somme
British 60,000 men (on just the first day)
The battle ended on November 18th 1916, with well over one million casualties and 300,000 fatalities
why did Russia stop fighting. (WW1)
Russian civilians who were tired of not eating over through the tsar and started communism (Thanks to Karl Marx)
What was the treaty of Versailles
Germany needs to reduce the military to 100,000 men
pay the war reparations
and accept war guilt