WW1 Flashcards
When was the triple entente formed and what countries were in it
Britain and France in 1904 and Russia joined in 1907
Why did the two alliances clash
Germany wanted an empire and Britain and France saw this as a threat to their empires this led to growth of nationalism in European countries
What did Britain see as a threat to their economy
Germans manufactured goods were competing with theirs
What did Britain see as a threat to their navy
Germany were constantly exuding their navy in 1905 leading to a naval race
What did all European powers start to do
Building their arms and armaments
What was the Schlieffen plan
War plan that set out to march through Belgium take Paris then turn around and fight Russia a country Germany expected would take long to mobilise
Plan 17
French war plan. French armies would re-take Alsace Lorraine then would go on to invade Germany
What was Europe like in 1914
Dangerous place
Why did the Schlieffen plan fail 4 reasons
Battle of Mons 23rd-24th august 1914 - British forces slowed German advance by 48 hours
Collapse of plan 17 - french armies failed to recapture Alsace-Lorraine but slowed the German advance by 2 weeks
Battle of the Marne 5th-11th September 1914 - were not strong enough to take Paris and were pushed back to river Aisne by french and British forces
Russian mobilisation - mobilised quickly and on 19th august invaded eastern Germany leading to German troops on western front having to move
Where did Germany want colonies
Africa
When was the Algeciras conference and what did it lead to
1906 and it gave France a controlling influence in Morocco this angered and humiliated Germany
When was the treaty of Fez and what did it lead to
1911 and it meant France controlled Morocco and Germany controlled parts of Congo
When did Austria Hungary annex Bosnia-Herzegovina
1908
The first Balkan war
1912-1913 Balkan league defeated turkey took lots of land
Second Balkan war
1912-13 Bulgaria were not happy and fought Greece,Serbia and Romania and they lost huge amounts of land
