History Flashcards

1
Q

How many great powers were there in Europe

A

6

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2
Q

In what year did France and Russia make an alliance

A

1894

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3
Q

In what year did Italy join the alliance system in Europe

A

1882

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4
Q

Which three great powers were part of the triple alliance

A

Germany Austria Hungary and Italy

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5
Q

Which two countries had Britain made agreements with by 1907

A

France and russia

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6
Q

Which country did both Germany and Austria Hungary perceive as a threat

A

Russia

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7
Q

In which year was Europe divided into two rival groups

A

1894

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8
Q

Which of the great powers had trading rights over Morocco

A

France

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9
Q

In political cartoons which animal is often used as a character to represent Russia

A

Bear

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10
Q

The great powers thought that the alliances would prevent and limit war because they created….

A

Collective secyrity

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11
Q

Who became the new emperor of Germany in 1888

A

Kaiser Wilhelm ll

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12
Q

What does German word weltpolitik mean

A

World policy

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13
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In which year did the first Moroccan crisis happen

A

1904

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14
Q

What did the German kaiser say he supported when he gave his speech in tangiers

A

Moroccan independence

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15
Q

What was the name of the meeting between ten nations held in Spain in 1905

A

International conference

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16
Q

Which was the only great power to support Germany over Morocco in 1905

A

Austria Hungary

17
Q

In which year did the second Moroccan crisis happen

A

1911

18
Q

Which port in Morocco did Germany send a gunship to

A

Agadir

19
Q

Which great power supported french control over Morocco

A

Great Britain

20
Q

France gace Germany some territory from of which colony in Africa as a way of resolving the second crisis in Morocco

A

The Congo

21
Q

Which empire started to collapse after a revolution in 1908

A

Ottoman empire

22
Q

Which country was annexed by Austria Hungary

A

Bosnia

23
Q

Which of the great powers supported Serbias claim to Bosnia

A

Russia

24
Q

What term is used to describe the belief that all Slavic people deserve their freedom and independence

A

Pan Slavism

25
Q

Kaiser Wilhelm ll ambition was for Germany to have a large overseas empire or in other words…

A

Germanys place in the sun

26
Q

What policy did Britain follow for most of the 19th century

A

Splendid isolation

27
Q

At the end of the 19th century there was a lot of competition for colonies of which two places

A

Africa and china

28
Q

When did the British navy start to follow the two power standard

A

1889

29
Q

What type of battleship did Britain launch in 1906

A

Dreadnought

30
Q

Which of the great powers had the biggest navy when war broke out in 1914

A

Britain

31
Q

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28th of June 1914

A

Arch duke Franz Ferdinand

32
Q

Which nationalist group did Gavrilo Pencil belong to

A

The Black hand

33
Q

What was the crisis called after the assassination

A

Sarajevo crisis

34
Q

What did Austria Hungary present to Serbia in 1914

A

An ultimatum

35
Q

Which of its allies offered Austria Hungary a blank check to encourage it to start war

A

Germany

36
Q

On which date did Austria Hungary declare war on Serbia

A

28th July 1914

37
Q

What was the German military strategy to avoid war on two fronts

A

Schlieffen plan

38
Q

Which neutral country did Germany invade to get to France

A

Belgium

39
Q

What did German military commanders call the treaty of london

A

Scrap of paper