Strategic: WW1 Flashcards
Where did Russia, Germany and Italy expand into?
Balkan area, where Turkish Ottoman Empire was in decline
What was happening in the Balkan area during WWI?
Where Turkish Ottoman Empire was in decline
Who wanted to expand into the Balkan area?
Russia
Germany
Italy
What did Austria-Hungary wanted to do?
This bordered the Balkan states and they wanted to crush the Slavs, who were stirring up trouble within the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in Serbia
Why did Austria-Hungary (who bordered the Balkan states) want to crush the Slavs?
They wanted to crush the Slavs, who were stirring up trouble within the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in Serbia
What caused direct conflict between the Slavs and Austria Hungary?
Series of Balkan Wars
Assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne in July 1914 by a Bosnian Serb Slav
What did Belgium stance on war?
Neutral and the British promised to protect since 1839
What country remained neutral and the British promised to protect this since 1839?
Belgium
What happened in August 1914?
Germany invaded Belgium
When had Germany invaded Belgium?
August 1914
What led the British into war in August 1914?
Kaiser’s failure to reply to the British ultimatum
August 1914: Germany invasion of Belgium
What did Britain do in August 1914?
Declared War in support of France and Russia against Germany and Austria-Hungary
When had Italy joined the war?
May 1915
What happened in May 1915?
Italy joined the war
What was the impact of the:
Kaiser’s failure to reply to the British ultimatum
August 1914: Germany invasion of Belgium
Britain declared war in favour of France and Russia in August 1914
