January Revision Flashcards
Imperialism
Creating or making bigger empires
Nationalism
The idea that a group of people sharing the same language, territory, culture, religion, tradition should be a nation
Militarism
A philosophy or system that emphasises the importance of military power.
Date of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
28th June 1914
Where was the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Which group shot Franz Ferdinand
The black hand group
Who was the leader of the black hand group
Marcus Princip
How did the great war begin
Militarism, alliance system, imperialism, nationalism
Black hand
A Serbian secret society formed by officers in the army of the kingdom of Serbia
Schlieffen plan
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
what Is a trench
Trenches were used in the war as a defensive tactic by both sides, giving soldiers some protection
What was the top of the trench called
The front line
What shape were all the trenches
Zigzag
What was each compartment in the trench called
A fire bay
What was the duckboard
It was used to keep the mens feet out of the mud and water
What was behind the front-line trenches
Support trenches
What were the names of all the trenches
Communication trench, reserve trench, support trench, listening post, blind alley
Who was the war between
France on one side and German empire, Austria-Hungary and Italy on the other
1993
Jewish civil servants, lawyers and teachers were sacked. Race science teachers to teach that Jews are untermensch
1935
‘Jews not wanted here’ signs put up in public places
1938
Kristallnacht- attacks on Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues
1939
Jews were forced to live in ghettoes and WW2 begins
1941
Mass shootings of Jews, and they were forced to wear yellow stars of David
1942
Wansee Conference decided on the final solution
What was the final solution
Mass gassing and burning of over 6 million Jews in death camps
What was life like in concentration camps
Prisoners were separated from their families, had a curfew, were made to do jobs around the camps
More recent acts of genocide since WW2
1944- genocide in Rwande, between 500,000 - 1,000,000 Rwaondons were killed
