Midterm Flashcards
In what month of 1914 did WWI begin?
August
Who was the tsar of Russia during the war?
Nicholas II
Who was assassinated in June 1914?
Franz Ferdinand
King Peter and the city of Belgrade remind you of what Allied country?
Serbia
As a direct result of what was was the German Empire created?
Franco-Prussian War
In what country was Bosnia located in 1914?
Austria
What country was to be invaded as part of the Schlieffen Plan but not of the Moltke Plan?
Holland
How many armies were deployed on the Right Wing of Germany’s Western Front?
Five
What two countries signed the “Re-insurance treaty?”
Germany and Russia
What is the correct way to describe the government of 1914 France?
Third Republic
What was the most populous country in Europe in 1914?
Russia
Who succeeded Queen Victoria to the British throne?
Edward VII
What was the largest state within the German Empire?
Prussia
What was the capitol city of the Dual Empire?
Vienna
What was the name of the German royal dynasty?
Hohenzollern
What is meant by the idea of a “black swan”?
an unpredictable event
Who is the ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914?
Franz Joseph
Which country’s war contingency plan was Plan XVII?
France
What does the phrase Schlacht ohne Morgen mean?
battle without a tomorrow
On what date in 1914 did the Sarajevo assassination take place?
June 28
The word “allies” describes one side in the Great War, the site which included France and Britain. By what term is the other side known?
Central Powers
Russia and Serbia shared what non-Indo-European ethnicity?
Slav
What was the name of the 1914 city known today as Instanbul
Constantinople
Who was Conrad von Hotzendorf?
Austrian Chief of Staff
What is the central claim of the Fischer Thesis
German culpability
Who was the German chancellor in 1914
Betthmann-Hollweg
Name the four countries bordering Serbia in 1914
Greece, Albainia, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria
What three states signed the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria, Italy
In what way is history a social science?
Its claims are obtained by evicence which can’t be falsified. (proved wrong if wrong)
What were the two French provinces occupied by Germany in 1871?
Alsace and Lorraine
What is the proper name during the war of the country casually referred to as Turkey?
the Ottoman Empire
What country experienced a revolution in the year 1905?
Russia
What is the body of water that lies to the east of the Italian coast?
Adriatic
What French word describes the cult of the offensive in its most emotionally charged and spirited patriotic aspect?
elan
What is the typical form of 19th century land transportation after canals and before the automobile
railroads
At what battle were soldiers transported to the battlefront by taxis?
Marne
What was the most northern part of the Western Front called?
Flanders
What is the name of the field unit composed of several (typically four) companies?
battalion
In what country was Ypres located?
Belgium
General Putnik reminds you of what Allied country?
Serbia
What country’s soldiers initially gave battle in bright blue coats and bright red trousers?
France
What were the FIRST two countries invaded by German in 1914?
Belgium and Luxembourg
In what month in 1914 did the first battle of the Marne take place?
September
The Christmas Truce
Actually happened and was reported by the newspapers
Which “wing” of the German armies was supposed to remain on the defensive in the Schlieffen Plan?
The Left