The world powers Flashcards
Britain before ww1
Gov:
-under queen … Britain was very …
-by … V reign the … had little …
-the real … lay with the …
Empire:
-the … empire grew … under …
-ruled over … million …
-had enable … to become a major … power, by … the … richest …
-owned … overseas …
Key issues:
-the … of the … lived in …
-there was no … pay, unemployment …, p… or free … care
-Britains … was …
Gov:
-under queen Victoria Britain was very influential
-by George V reign the monarch had little power
-the real power lay with the parliament
Empire:
-the British empire grew massively under Victoria
-ruled over 400 million people
-had enable Britain to become a major industrial power, by 1900 the worlds richest country
-owned 56 overseas territories
Key issues:
-the majority of the population lived in poverty
-there was no sick pay, unemployment benefits, pensions or free medical care
-Britains status was declining
France before ww1
Gov:
-France was a …, g… by a …
-had …-ranking … generals in the …
Empire:
-… largest …
-ruled over … million …
-in 18.. … took land from … hurting its national …
-had … overseas …
Key issues:
-began … behind in …
-… population
Gov:
-France was a republic, governed by a president
-had high-ranking army generals in the gov
Empire:
-2nd largest empire
-ruled over 60 million people
-in 1870 Germany took land from France hurting its national pride
-had several overseas territories
Key issues:
-began falling behind in trading
-falling population
Germany before ww1
Gov:
-new …
-created when … states … together in 18..
-ruled by … whilhelm …
Empire:
-… empire than other … nations
-was … main … to … its …
-has … overseas …
Key issues:
-growth of … made some Germans … but the … were very …
-these … wanted … and formed … groups
Gov:
-new country
-created when several states joined together in 1871
-ruled by kaiser whilhelm II
Empire:
-smaller empire than other European nations
-was kaisers main ambition to build its empire
-had several overseas territories
Key issues:
-growth of industry many some Germans rich but the majority were very poor
-these workers wanted improvements and formed opposition groups
Russia before ww1
Gov:
-ruled by … Nicholas … in the early …
-was believed he was chosen by … (… right of …)
-this … was increasingly … and faced o…
Empire:
-was the … country in the …
-had a … of over … million people
-had … overseas …
Key issues:
-…% of population lived in the … where there where … conditions
-a … harvest could result in … of …
-people had very … rights or …
-there were many … about …
Gov:
-ruled by Tsar Nicholas II in the early 1900s
-was believed he was chosen by god (divine right of kings)
-this system was increasingly unpopular and faced opposition
Empire:
-was the largest country in the world
-had a population of over 160 million people
-had no overseas territories
Key issues:
-85% of population lived in the countryside where there where harsh conditions
-a poor harvest could result in thousands of deaths
-people had very few rights or freedoms
-there were many riots about politics
Austria Hungary before ww1
Gov:
-Austria and … both had their own …
-… was held by … Joseph
Empire:
-the u… between … and Hungary was formed in 1.6.
-the … had many different … and languages leading some to want …
Key issues:
-a lot of … between … groups
-unpopular … and aging …
-the … began …
Gov:
-Austria and Hungary both had their own parliaments
-power was held by Franz Joseph
Empire:
-the union between Austria and Hungary was formed in 1867
-the empire had many different cultures and languages leading some to want independence
Key issues:
-a lot of tension between ethic groups
-unpopular Gov and aging emperor
-the empire began declining
