War 1 Flashcards

1
Q

When did Japan beat Russia

A

1905

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2
Q

Where did Russia’s ambitions turn to after their defeat

A

Balkan countries

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3
Q

Slavs represented what

A

Austrian control

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4
Q

Slavs wanted to break away from where

A

Austria-Hungary

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5
Q

Russians agreed to help who

A

Serbia

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6
Q

Serbian student shot who

A

Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand

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7
Q

Where was the Austrian duke shot

A

Austrian town of Sarajevo

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8
Q

When was the Austrian duke shot

A

1914 June 28

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9
Q

Who declared war on Serbia

A

Austro- Hungary

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10
Q

When did Austro-Hungary declare war on Serbia

A

28 July 1914

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11
Q

The war between Hungary and Serbia would most likely involve who

A

Russia

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12
Q

Russia’s ally was who

A

France

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13
Q

Between Russia and France was Hungarys ally….who

A

Germany

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14
Q

Germany wanted to send troops through where

A

Belgium

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15
Q

Germany’s plan to take France by surprise was called what

A

Schlieffen plan

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16
Q

Germany declared war on who first then second

A

Russia then France

17
Q

When did Germany declare war on Russia and France when

A

August 1914

18
Q

Britain joined who and declared war on who

A

Belgium

Germany

19
Q

When did Britain declare war on Germany

A

August 1914

20
Q

Who beat Russian in 1905

A

Japan

21
Q

How many soldiers served in the war

A

600 000

22
Q

How many sailors served in war

A

9 000

23
Q

Canadians made up what fraction of British air forces

A

One quarter

24
Q

1914 and 15 Germans attacked where

A

Ypres

25
Q

Germans attached Ypres when

A

1914 and 15

26
Q

Chlorine gas was used first in

A

1915

27
Q

How many Canadians died at Ypres

A

6000

28
Q

British attack on Somme failed in

A

1916

29
Q

Canadian casualties in somme where how much

A

24 000

30
Q

Tanks were used in

A

1916 in Somme battle

31
Q

Battle of Arras ranged from

A

April to May 1917

32
Q

What slowed attacks

A

Bad weather

33
Q

When did Canadian troops capture passchendale

A

November 1917

34
Q

Italy and United States joined when

A

1915

1917

35
Q

Serbs were overrun when

A

1915

36
Q

Communist revolution in 1917 led to who’s withdrawal

A

Russia

37
Q

How long was World War One

A

1914-1918