Revision Stuff Flashcards
Who were the black hand gang?
The Black Hand was a group of Serbians who wanted Bosnia’s independence from Austria-Hungary and planned to assassinate the heir to the Austrian throne,
Where was the archduke visiting when he was assassinated?
On 28 June 1914, Ferdinand was visiting Sarajevo in Bosnia.
How did the black hand try assasinate the arch duke
There first attempt was throwing a bomb at the archdukes car which missed and hit the car behind
What did Ferdinand do after the assassination attempt
He drove to the hospital to see the people injured
How was Ferdinand assassinated
On his way back from the hospital his driver took a wrong turn stalled the car and a black hand member shot him and his wife
What was the triple alliance and when was it made
The triple alliance was a agreement between Austria Hungary Italy and Germany to defend each other if one was attacked
What was the triple entente and when was it formed
It was formed in 1907 and was a agreement between the uk France and Russia to support each other
What is militarism
Building up of armed forces getting ready for war
Why did Germany start becoming a threat to Britain
Germany had increased their industrial production-they were now
producing more coal and steel than the British
What was imperialism
Trying to build up a empire
Why did tensions with Germany rise?
Germany was jealous Of the size of other countries empires it also wanted
an empire as large as Britain’s and took an interest in French areas of territory like Morocco.
What’s nationalism
Having pride in tour could try willing to defend it at the detriment of other countries
How did the war turn into a world war
Many non European countries joined the triple alliance and triple entente causing fighting to break out outside of Europe also imperialism
What was the shleiffen plan
A plan made by von Schlieffen in 1905 in order for Germany to defeat France in the west in 6 weeks then turn east to face Russia before Russia mobilised her troops rather than fighting a war on two fronts. The aim was to defeat France quickly by invading it through neutral Belgium and moving on to capture Pa
What happened in the schleiffen plan
The belgiums fought bravely against the German army and resisted there assaults delaying them for long enough for the British army to arrive the French also responded
