World War One

Question 1

Triple Alliance

Answer 1

Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy

Question 2

Triple Entente

Answer 2

Britain, France, Russia

Question 3

Balkans

Answer 3

Bulgaria and Serbia

Question 4

When did Britain launch the HMS Dreadnought

Answer 4

1906

Question 5

What was the HMS Dreadnought

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Which big ship did Germany build

Answer 6

Reinland

Question 7

When was the ‘Scramble for Africa’

Answer 7

1870s to early 1880s

Question 8

What was the ‘scramble for Africa’

Answer 8

The European powers all wanted to claim African territory

Question 9

Who was the leader of Germany

Answer 9

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 10

Who was the ruler of Russia

Answer 10

Tsar Nicholas

Question 11

5 great powers in 1914

Answer 11

Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Austria- Hungary

Question 12

What was the Schlieffen Plan

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Why did Germany make the Shlieffen plan?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

When was the Schlieffen plan invented

Answer 14

1905

Question 15

How did the Schlieffen plan make war more likely

Answer 15

It showed the other countries that Germany could attack

Question 16

When was WW1

Answer 16

1914- 1918

Question 17

What was the aim of the Black Hand society

Answer 17

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

Question 18

When had Austria taken over Bosnia

Answer 18

1908

Question 19

Black Hand’s official name

Answer 19

Unity of Death

Question 20

When did FF visit Bosnia- Sarajevo

Answer 20

28th July 1914

Question 21

Why was Austria- Hungary’s decision foolish

Answer 21

• 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

Question 22

Who was Franz Ferdinand

Answer 22

The heir to Austria- Hungary’s throne

Question 23

When was Franz Ferdinand assassinated

Answer 23

28th June 1914

Question 24

When did Germany issue a blank cheque to Austria- Hungary

Answer 24

5th July 1914

Question 25

Who was FF assassinated by

Answer 25

A Serbian nationalist in the BHG

Question 26

What was the blank cheque

Answer 26

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

Question 27

What was Russia’s reaction to the blank cheque

Answer 27

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

Question 28

How did A-H react to Serbia

Answer 28

Gave them an ultimatum

Question 29

When did Austria- Hungary declare war on Serbia

Answer 29

28th July 1914

Question 30

When was the battle of Somme

Answer 30

February 1916

Question 31

Battle of the Somme plan

Answer 31

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