reasons why WWI broke out

Question 1

triple entente (4)

Answer 1

• britain, france, russia
• support/defend eachother (mainly against germany)
• remained allies in the war
• fought with italy in WWI

Question 2

britain (2)

Answer 2

• had most powerful navy in world

- fearful of germany

Question 3

russia (2)

Answer 3

• most powerful slavic country

- wanted to protect serbia

Question 4

france (2)

Answer 4

• traditional rival of germany

- wanted to gain Alsace-Lorraine from germany (lost in Franco-Prussian war)

Question 5

triple alliance (3)

Answer 5

• germany, austria, italy
• pledged to support against france/russia
• Germany tried to strengthen alliance in response to entente
• members of alliance were known as Central Powers

Question 6

austria (2.1)

Answer 6

• had an empire with many different national groups
• was afraid empire was falling due to growing nationalism of countries in
  
  • thought fighting in war would help

Question 7

ottoman empire (2.2)

Answer 7

• turkey
• joined triple alliance bc
  
  • of pressure from germany
  • rivalry with entente (russia wanted straits near constantinople)

Question 8

common points in definitions of nationalism (4)

Answer 8

• identifying with ones country
• developing strong sense of community to unite citizens
• developing strong sense of national pride
• having interests in ones own country more than other countries

Question 9

reasons for nationalism (3)

Answer 9

• countries feel threatened
• felt that traditional values are breaking down
• economy is collapsing

Question 10

danger of nationalism (1)

Answer 10

-countries become aggressive towards eachother

Question 11

britain and germany in 1914 (4)

Answer 11

• britain had strongest navy, germany has strongest army
• nationalistic
• rivals for decade (always watching eachother)
• increased army bc felt threatened (called “arms race”)

Question 12

slavic people in bosnia and herzegovina (3.1)

Answer 12

• wanted to be free of austria’s rule
• wanted to be closer to serbian slavs
• “pan-slavic” nationalism led to austrian throne assassination
  
  • sparked WWI

Question 13

Kaiser Wilhelm

Answer 13

• leader of germany
• wanted to improve german navy
• asserted his power against russia and britain (rival colonizers) to want to seem more powerful even if he didn’t have as much land as them

Question 14

Gavrilo Princip (3.1)

Answer 14

• 19 year old Sarajevo student
• assassinated heir to the throne
  
  • because of protesting Serbians wanting to be free from Austria-Hungary’s rule
• 20 years in prison

Question 15

allied powers (2)

Answer 15

• united kingdom (+ its empire), france, russia, serbia

- later joined by italy, japan, united states + more less powerful countries

Question 16

central powers

Answer 16

• germany, austria-hungary, ottoman empire, bulgaria

- romania was on this side at first but later moved to allied powers