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What happened on 28th June 1914?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo.

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What happened on 23rd July 1914?

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Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Serbia, delivered an ultimatum to the Serbian foreign ministry.

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What happened on 29th July 1914?

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Britain called for international meditation to resolve the worsening crises when the Austro-Hungarian Empire has declared war on Serbia the day before,

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What happened on the 1st August 1914?

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Germany declared war on Russia.

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What happened on the 3rd August 1914?

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Germany declared war on France and Belgium and invaded both countries.

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What happened on the 4th August 1914?

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Germany invades Belgium, violating its neutrality and provoking Britain to declare war on Germany.

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What does mobilise mean?

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Prepare and organise troops for active service

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8
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What does Kaiser mean?

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German word for emperor. Used to describe the head of unified Germany after 1871

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What does Great Powers mean?

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Countries that have international influence and military strength.

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What does Empire mean?

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A large group of states or colonies ruled over by a single head of state

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What does colony mean?

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Land settled by and under the control of people from another country.

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What does merchant ships mean?

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Ships carrying goods and materials, not part of a state’s navy.

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What does the Balkans mean?

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An area in south-east Europe that included Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Herzegovina, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

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What does patriotism mean?

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Love for your own country

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What does arms race mean?

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A competition between countries for the development and production of weapons

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What does alliance mean?

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An agreement between countries that benifits them

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What does encirclement mean?

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Being surrounded

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What does annex mean?

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Seizing an area of land and making it part of your country.

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Who was Kaiser Wilhelm I

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The king of Prussia

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Who was Field Marshall Alfred von Schlieffen?

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The creator of the Schlieffen plan. He was a German fiel marshal and strategist.

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Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II

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The last German emperor and king of Prussia, whose bellicose policies helped to bring about WW1

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Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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He attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining an alliance with Germany. He was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

23
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Who was the black hand?

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A group of young Serbian army officers that formed a secret society.

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Who was Gavrillo Princip?

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He was a Yugoslav nationalist. Leader of the black hand.

25
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247,000

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The regular soldiers in the British army

26
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January 1916

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Parliament passed an Act that introduced conscription into the British army for the first time.

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1.1 million

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The amount of men enlisted in the British armed force.

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1st June 1916

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The first day of the Somme`

29
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57,470

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The amount of people who died the first day of the Somme

30
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15km

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The amount of land that Britain gained from the Germans in the Battle of the Somme.

31
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What was conscription?

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Forcing people to join the army, rather than relying on people volunteering.

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What was Western Front

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The zone of fighting that stretched from Switzerland to the English Channel.

33
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what was the eastern front?

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Germany and Russia were fighting each other

34
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What was battalion

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Fighting unit of up to 1,000 men.

35
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What does allied forces mean?

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British troops and those of Britain’s allies.

36
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What was no man’s land?

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The area between the front-line trenches of opposing sides. The land didn’t belong to anyone so it was used for fighting.

37
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What were communication trenches?

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Trenches that connected the different lines of trenches and were used to transport men, equipment and food supplies.

38
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What was artillery?

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Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.

39
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What were duckboards?

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A board consisting of a number of wooden slats joined

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What was bombardment?

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A continuous attack with shells (shelling), intended to destroy trench defences, especially barbed wire.

41
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What does ‘Over the top’ mean?

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When you get out of your trench and into no mans land.

42
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What does tommies mean?

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Nickname that was given to the allied forces of England by Germany

43
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Who was Field Marshall Lord Kitchener?

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He was a senior officer in the British army. He believed the war would last a long time, and so Britain would need a big army. He crated the pals battalion.

44
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What happened at Jutland?

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The only big battle at sea. Neither side was a clear winner.

45
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What was Lusitania?

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Ship that was sunk by the Germans with Americans on board

46
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Who was Rupert Brooke?

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He was a soldier who fought in trenches and battlefields and created poems.

47
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Who was General Haig

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He was a senior officer of the British army. He led the British army into the war of the battle of the Somme and created the plan that caused an incredibly bad first day.

48
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What words should you use in the POINT?

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large extent
some extent
limited extent

49
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How to start the EXPLANATION?

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This is because…

50
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How to start the EVIDENCE?

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For example…

51
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How to start the ANALISIS?

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As a result

52
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What is the Naval arms race and the Entente Cordial?

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Militeriam

53
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What is the Franco-Prussian war, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the division in Europe?

A

nationalism

54
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Who were involved in the Battle of Jutland?

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Britain and Germany

History YR9 (4 decks)

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