world war one

Question 1

central powers

Answer 1

germany
italy (fell out w germany)
austria-hungary (became neutral)
bulgaria

Question 2

entente powers

Answer 2

britain
france 
russia
italy
serbia

Question 3

britain v germany

Answer 3

• kaiser wilhelm wanted a big empire like britain
• britain + france’s empires were under threat
• ‘naval race’: germany increased the size of their navy

Question 4

france v germany

Answer 4

franco-prussian war, 1870- 1.
france was defeated + had to hand over two provinces.
(alsace and lorraine)

Question 5

causes of ww1?

Answer 5

• alliances

- assassination of franz ferdinand

Question 6

assassination of archduke franz ferdinand?

Answer 6

• he was the heir to the austrian throne and was assassinated by gavrilo princip w his wife on june 28, 1914.
• austria-hungary (germany’s ally) declared war on serbia (russia’s ally).

Question 7

what was the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 7

the reason why britain got involved.

germany passed through belgium, a neutral country.

Question 8

why did men join up?

Answer 8

• propaganda
• ‘pals’ battalions’
• peer pressure
• they believed it would end soon
• ignorance

Question 9

‘stalemate’

Answer 9

both sides are stuck - they were able to defend but were too weak to fight.

Question 10

trench warfare

/ what was it like?

Answer 10

• built in zigzags
• poor living conditions
• ‘no man’s land’

Question 11

what were ‘conscientious objectors’?

Answer 11

people who refused to fight due to their religious/political/general beliefs

Question 12

what happened to conscientious objectors?

Answer 12

you had to go to court to justify your reasons.

• some went to prison + were given poor treatment
• many had to do hard labour
• people ignored them