World War 1 10 Flashcards
The Spark
On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Fredland and his wife were assassinated
Black Hand
Serbian Nationalist group called the Black Hand blew up Franz Fredland’s car with a bomb
Gavrilo Princip
Gavrilo shot the Archduke and his wife
3 weakening empires
Austrian-Hungary
Russian
Ottoman
Nationalism
Extreme pride in one’s country or nation
Alliances
Two or more countries agree to defend each other if attcked
Triple Alliance
Formed between Germany, Austrian-Hungary and Italy
Triple Entente
An alliance with France, Russia and Britain (Germany is surrounded)
Militarism
Massive build-up of weapons and armies. Leads to conflict between countries.
HMS Dreadnought
Britain and Germany built huge fleets
France and Germany
Trying to have the most powerful army
Imperialism
Home country expands to control to other parts of the world. Huge competition for colonies.
WWl
Germany announces to have AH’s back
France’s allies with Belgium
Russia supports Serbia
Germany declares war on Russia, France says they will stand by Russia
Germany declares war on France and attacks Belgium
Prime minister of Canada during WWll
Robert Gorden
Canada’s government promise
25,000 troops