January Revision

Question 1

Imperialism

Answer 1

Creating or making bigger empires

Question 2

Nationalism

Answer 2

The idea that a group of people sharing the same language, territory, culture, religion, tradition should be a nation

Question 3

Militarism

Answer 3

A philosophy or system that emphasises the importance of military power.

Question 4

Date of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Answer 4

28th June 1914

Question 5

Where was the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Answer 5

Sarajevo

Question 6

Which group shot Franz Ferdinand

Answer 6

The black hand group

Question 7

Who was the leader of the black hand group

Answer 7

Marcus Princip

Question 8

How did the great war begin

Answer 8

Militarism, alliance system, imperialism, nationalism

Question 9

Black hand

Answer 9

A Serbian secret society formed by officers in the army of the kingdom of Serbia

Question 10

Schlieffen plan

Answer 10

A plan designed by Alfred Von schlieffen in 1905, it was to attempt to destroy one opponent quickly allowing them to concentrate all their forces on the other

Question 11

what Is a trench

Answer 11

Trenches were used in the war as a defensive tactic by both sides, giving soldiers some protection

Question 12

What was the top of the trench called

Answer 12

The front line

Question 13

What shape were all the trenches

Answer 13

Zigzag

Question 14

What was each compartment in the trench called

Answer 14

A fire bay

Question 15

What was the duckboard

Answer 15

It was used to keep the mens feet out of the mud and water

Question 16

What was behind the front-line trenches

Answer 16

Support trenches

Question 17

What were the names of all the trenches

Answer 17

Communication trench, reserve trench, support trench, listening post, blind alley

Question 18

Who was the war between

Answer 18

France on one side and German empire, Austria-Hungary and Italy on the other

Question 19

1993

Answer 19

Jewish civil servants, lawyers and teachers were sacked. Race science teachers to teach that Jews are untermensch

Question 20

1935

Answer 20

‘Jews not wanted here’ signs put up in public places

Question 21

1938

Answer 21

Kristallnacht- attacks on Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues

Question 22

1939

Answer 22

Jews were forced to live in ghettoes and WW2 begins

Question 23

1941

Answer 23

Mass shootings of Jews, and they were forced to wear yellow stars of David

Question 24

1942

Answer 24

Wansee Conference decided on the final solution

Question 25

What was the final solution

Answer 25

Mass gassing and burning of over 6 million Jews in death camps

Question 26

What was life like in concentration camps

Answer 26

Prisoners were separated from their families, had a curfew, were made to do jobs around the camps

Question 27

More recent acts of genocide since WW2

Answer 27

1944- genocide in Rwande, between 500,000 - 1,000,000 Rwaondons were killed