World War 1 Flashcards
Why is WW1 often reffered to as the ‘Great’ war?
The world had never experienced such a big war before
Why did Nationalism help start the war?
Leaders starting take pride in their countried
Eveyone country in euope wanted to be the best so they spent it on military forces
Why did Imperialism help start the War?
Every country was racing to get control of other nations especially in Africa
How did Alliances help start the war?
if one country were to declare war on another the most of europe would be involved
What was the ultimate reason the war was started?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the ‘Black hand’ gang
How did the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to war?
Austria-Hungary blames serbia so they declare war
Russia promied to protect serbia so they join
Germany supports austria hungary and declares war on russia
Germany plans to deafet france and belgium
Britain Joins in because of the alliance
Austria hungary delcares war on russia
The triple entente declare war on Astria hunguart
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
Split army in two
Quickly defeat france through belgium before moving the soildes east to fight russia
Why did the Schlieffen plan go wrong?
Belgium put up a fierce fight. The british force also retreated them back
What struggles did the soilder have to face in the trenches?
Rats
Lack of Food
Trench Foot
Bad life
When did the Great war start and finish?
August 1914 - November 1918
What did the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 include?
Germany pays £6.6 billion
Agree they started the war
No airforce or submarines allowed
No german soilders near france
to hand over colonies to Britain and France
League of Nations set up
What is the league of nations?
All countries can talk about their problems rather than fight
In other words, what was the treaty of Versailes?
Germanys punishment
How many people died in WW1?
9 million people were killed
What made the Shefflien Plan slower than expected?
Both British and German sides built trenches which resulted in.a stalemate as neither country could get through their defenses
How did Militarism Start the war?
Countries took pride in their armys and wanted to have the most powerful military force in Europe
This resulted in an arms race which increased the tension
WHY did militarism help start the war?
When countires fell out there was temptation to use weapons due to how much money they spent on them
Why was Archduke Franz Fernidad in the Bosnian City of Sarajevo?
It was his wedding anniversary so he visited with his wife, sophie
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The heir to th Ausrian throne
Why was the black hand gang mad?
Because Austria conquered Bosnia but the bosnians wanted to join serbia
How did the black hand gang try to assassinate the first time?
As the car was approaching they threw a bomb
Why did the bomb from the black hand gang not work?
It fell beneath the rear end of the car but Frans Ferdinand was at the front. He just missed it
How did frans ferdinand get assassinated in the second attempt?
He went to check on the injured people from the bomb and when leaving was greeted by a gang member with a shot to the throat
How did Frans Ferdinand and Sophie die?
Frans was shot in the throught
Sophie was shot in the stomach
