Word War 1

Question 1

Who took over from Bismark as the leader of Germany in 1888?

Answer 1

Kaiser Willhelm II

Question 2

Which country had the largest empire at the turn of the 20th century?

Answer 2

Great Britain

Question 3

Which country had the largest area at the turn of the 20th century?

Answer 3

Russia

Question 4

Which empire caused a power vacuum through their gradual decay and fall?

Answer 4

Ottoman Empire

Question 5

Which country did Austria-Hungary annex in 1908-09?

Answer 5

Bosnia-Herzegovina `

Question 6

What date was Franz Ferdinand assassinated on?

Answer 6

June 28, 1914

Question 7

When did ANZAC’s land at Gallipoli?

Answer 7

April 25, 1915

Question 8

Which country was the Gallipoli campaign aimed at trying to drive out of the war?

Answer 8

Turkey

Question 9

Describe the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 9

Developed by Germany in 1905, involved invading France as a priority by going through Belgium

Question 10

What was an entente?

Answer 10

An agreement between countries to settle any problems or differences

Question 11

What was the Scrap of Paper?

Answer 11

The treaty of London in 1839 by which the Great Powers guaranteed the neutrality of Belgium

Question 12

Who were the great powers in Europe?

Answer 12

Britain, Russia, France, Germany and Austria-Hungary

Question 13

Where were the Balkans?

Answer 13

An area in South-East Europe which had once been part of the Turkish Empire

Question 14

What was the Balkans inhabited in?

Answer 14

Slav people such as Serbs, Bosnians and Romanians

Question 15

What was the powder keg of Europe?

Answer 15

The Balkans, increased rivalry between Russia, Serbia and Austria-Hungary

Question 16

What did the Arms Race cause?

Answer 16

Increased tensions between the Great Powers and made war more likely

Question 17

Who had the most powerful navy in the world?

Answer 17

British Royal Navy

Question 18

Who had the most powerful army in the world?

Answer 18

Germany

Question 19

What was the super battleship which emerged in 1906 called?

Answer 19

Dreadnought

Question 20

What did the Alliance System create?

Answer 20

The triple alliance and triple entente

Question 21

Who was the triple alliance made out of?

Answer 21

Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary

Question 22

Who was the triple entente made out of?

Answer 22

Britain, France and Russia

Question 23

What happened as a cause of the Moroccan crisis in 1905-06?

Answer 23

Gave France a free hand in Morocco and gave the Kaiser an embarrassing defeat

Question 24

What happened as a cause of thee Bosnian crisis in 1908-09?

Answer 24

It humiliated Russia, and Germany was now fully committed to supporting Austrian policies

Question 25

Who was the leader of Russia in 1914?

Answer 25

Tsar Nicholas II

Question 26

When was the alliance between Britain, France and Russia signed?

Answer 26

1907

Question 27

What happened as a cause of the Agadir crisis in 1911?

Answer 27

The Kaiser was humiliated and he blamed the British, drawing the British and French closer together

Question 28

What happened as a cause of the Balkan wars in 1912-1913?

Answer 28

Serbia was given plenty of territory and became a larger threat to Austria, Germans were now force to support Austrian actions

Question 29

What occurred on 28 June 1914?

Answer 29

Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated in the streets of Sarajevo, Bosnia

Question 30

Who assassinated Ferdinand?

Answer 30

Gavrilo Princip, who worked for the Black Hand Movement which was a secret Serbian military organisation

Question 31

What happened on 23 July 1914?

Answer 31

Austria delivered an ultimatum to Serbia which would mean the end of Serbian independence

Question 32

What happened as a result of this ultimatum?

Answer 32

Serbia surprisingly accepted 9/10 of the requests but the Austrians were desperate for war and revenge, they went ahead with their plans anyway

Question 33

What happened on 28 July 1914?

Answer 33

Austria declared war on Serbia, who appealed to Russia for help

Question 34

What happened on 29 July 1914?

Answer 34

Russia mobilised its armed forces in support of Serbia

Question 35

What happened on 30 July 1914?

Answer 35

The Kaiser warned the Tsar of Russia to stop mobilising

Question 36

What happened on 31 July 1914?

Answer 36

Germany gave Russia a threatening ultimatum

Question 37

What happened on 1 August 1914?

Answer 37

Germany declared war on Russia, Britain and France began full mobilisation

Question 38

What happened on 4 August 1914?

Answer 38

Great Britain declared war on Germany