History Flashcards
WW1/Weimar germany
what was ww1 known as?
The great war
when did ww1 start and when did it end
started-1914 ended-1918’1919
what was the name of the archduke who was assassinated and who assassinated him
Archduke franz ferdinand and gavrillo princip
what were the allied powers?
England,France,Russia(Italy)
Who were the central powers?
Germany and Austria-Hungary(Bulgaria)
what political instability threatened to destory agreements in the balkans?
a number of alliances involving European powers(ottoman Empire)
where was archduke franz assassinated?
sarajevo,Bosnia
what day was the assassination?
june 28,1914
why did gavrillo princip shoot franz?
because of his percieved threat to serbian independance
what was the name of the group that assassinated franz?
The black hand
why did the assassination provoke havoc?
austria-Hungary and many others around the world blamed the serbian government for the attack and hoped to justify the settling question of serbian nationalism
How did germany and austria-hungary form an alliance?
russia supported serbia
austria-hungary waited to declare war untill assurance from germancy(Kaiser Wilhelm)
What happened on july 5?
“blank check.Germany and autria-hungary formed an alliance in secret and gave serbia an ultimatum with very harsh terms
On what day did Austria hungary declare war?
July 28th
