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World War One Flashcards

1
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Triple Alliance

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Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy

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Triple Entente

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Britain, France, Russia

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Balkans

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Bulgaria and Serbia

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4
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When did Britain launch the HMS Dreadnought

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1906

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What was the HMS Dreadnought

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Britain ship with a very big firing range (countries would be hit before they could hit back)

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6
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Which big ship did Germany build

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Reinland

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When was the ‘Scramble for Africa’

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1870s to early 1880s

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What was the ‘scramble for Africa’

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The European powers all wanted to claim African territory

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Who was the leader of Germany

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Who was the ruler of Russia

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Tsar Nicholas

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11
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5 great powers in 1914

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Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Austria- Hungary

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What was the Schlieffen Plan

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For Germany to invade and conquer France by passing through Belgium, then focus on fighting Russia

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Why did Germany make the Shlieffen plan?

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So France wouldn’t attack them and could focus on attacking Russia

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14
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When was the Schlieffen plan invented

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1905

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How did the Schlieffen plan make war more likely

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It showed the other countries that Germany could attack

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When was WW1

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1914- 1918

17
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What was the aim of the Black Hand society

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To unite all the slav people of the Balkans into a single country called Yugoslavia

18
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When had Austria taken over Bosnia

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1908

19
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Black Hand’s official name

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Unity of Death

20
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When did FF visit Bosnia- Sarajevo

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28th July 1914

21
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Why was Austria- Hungary’s decision foolish

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  • 28th June was Serbian National Day so strong anti- Austrian
  • The BHG knew exactly when FF was going to Bosnia so planned to kill him
22
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Who was Franz Ferdinand

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The heir to Austria- Hungary’s throne

23
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When was Franz Ferdinand assassinated

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28th June 1914

24
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When did Germany issue a blank cheque to Austria- Hungary

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5th July 1914

25
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Who was FF assassinated by

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A Serbian nationalist in the BHG

26
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What was the blank cheque

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Germany told AH that they would support them in however they chose to react to Serbia

27
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What was Russia’s reaction to the blank cheque

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They warned Germany that they would protect Serbia as many Russians were also slavs

28
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How did A-H react to Serbia

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Gave them an ultimatum

29
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When did Austria- Hungary declare war on Serbia

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28th July 1914

30
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When was the battle of Somme

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February 1916

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Battle of the Somme plan

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Intended to be an Anglo-French attack on Germans: they would bombard the German front line and kill everyone in the trenches by advancing in soldier waves

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