The alliance system and international rivalry, 1905-14

Question 1

Who is in the triple alliance

Answer 1

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Question 2

Who is in the triple entente

Answer 2

Britain, France, and Russia.

Question 3

What are the Balkans

Answer 3

A large area in south-east Europe that includes Albania, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey.

Question 4

Why did Russia want to expand into the Balkans

Answer 4

So that Russian ships would have access to the Mediterranean Sea and, by sailing through the Strait of Gibraltar, to the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 5

Explain the steps of the Naval arms race.

Answer 5

in 1900, Germany passed the Navy laws, which gave permission to build battleships. The german naval chief, Admiral Tirpitz, set up the Naval League. This was intended to encourage the German people to take interest in their navy.
Britain responded by building the best ever battleship, the HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906, it was so advanced that it instantly made other battleships out of date.
Germany responded by building its own- the Rheinland.
Britains naval chief instantly ordered the building of the super-dreadnought- the HMS Neptune.

Question 6

How many sailors could the HMS Dreadnought carry

Answer 6

800

Question 7

The arms race-

Answer 7

Russia created the state defense council, which dealt with such things as war plans and the intelligence service.
Austria-Hungary began secretly building cannons in their Skoda works.
The British war minister, Richard Haldane, formed a BEF of 144,000 soldiers who could travel immediately to France in support if war was declared.
Germany and France made war plans- Schlieffen Plan and Plan 17.

Question 8

How long did Germany predict that Russia would take to mobilise.

Answer 8

6 weeks.