History - causes of ww1 Flashcards
Which country had the largest empire in the world ruling over 400 million people
Uk
when was germany formed
1871
Why did germany have ambitions to grow an empire
to compete with france and the uk
Why did France and the uk start to see Germany as a potential threat
because of their ambition and as Germany interfered in french attemps to colognise morocco in 1911 sending a gunboat called the pather to agadir.
What was the outcome of this (based on q4)
Germany was eventually forced to back down but they had shown their intent to challenge the uk and france
When was the triple alliance formed
1882
who was in the triple alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
What did the triple alliance mean
That they promised to defend each other if one of them got attacked
Why was the franco russian alliance formed
because they feared the strength of the triple alliamce
when was the franco russian alliance formed
1894
who was in the entente cordial
Uk and france
Why was the entente cordial significant
Since France and and Uk were willing to put aside there differences shows how concerned they were about the ambition of germany
who was in the triple entente and when was this formed
It was formed in 1907 and was Uk france and russia
what was the triple entente about
It was about supporting one another against germany however the three members did not necessarily guarantee to go to war to support each other
why did germany create the schlieffen plan
because the triple entente was in a better position as they encircled the countries in the triple alliance
what was the schlieffen plan
The schlieffen plan was to invade france by going through belgium and then circling back to fight russia on the eastern front
what assumptions did the schlieffen plan made
. that there would be minimal resistance from belgium
.russia would take 6 weeks to mobilise their army
. the uk would not get involved
why did the plan fail?
. the belgian army managed to slow the german advance giving the french time to move their army to the border with belgium
. russia mobilised their army in ten days meaning germany had to move soldiers to the eastern front
. the uk declared war on germany honouring the treaty of london signed in 1893 that said belgium should be a neutral country
Who had the biggest navy in the world at that time
the Uk
Why was a navy so important to the uk
Because the uk is an island
what led to the naval race
Germany needed to expand their navy to be able to travel across the seas to other countries. They wanted to challenge the uk This was a threat to the uk
When was the HMS dreadnought launched
The uk launched HMS dreadnought in 1906 which was seen as the first modern battleship and sparkled a naval race with Germany
Why were the bosnian people angry with austria hungary
in 1908 austria hungary had annexed bosnia. This angered many bosnian people who wanted to join with serbia which was also a slavic country
When was the group the black hand formed
1914
