M.I.N.A Flashcards
Serbia/Bosnia
A small conflict between these two countries led to WWI, because of the alliances that each country had.
Who killed Franz Ferdinand
Gavrillo Princip
The Black Hand
a terrorist organization by the Serbian government, Princip was a member
Nationalism
Pride and devotion to one’s country
Imperialism
The taking over of territories by a larger, stronger country
Militarism
The policy of building up one’s army to prepare for war
Alliances
Nations looking for ‘protection’
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Triple Entente
Great Britain, France, and Russia
Czar Nicholas II
The last emperor of Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm II
incited Austria-Hungary to exact revenge against Serbia.
Central Powers
the World War I coalition, headed by Germany and Austria-Hungary and later including the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, that opposed the Allied powers
Allied Powers
he World War I coalition, headed by France, Britain, and Russia and later including Portugal, Japan, and Italy, that opposed the Central powers