WW1

Question 1

What causes wars?

Answer 1

Racism, imperialism, religion, territory, resources, rebellion, perception of injustice, statism, nationalism, altruism, alliances

Question 2

What is militarism?

Answer 2

Militarism means that the army and military forces are given a high profile by the government

Question 3

How did countries respond to an increase in one another’s armies?

Answer 3

All the others felt obliged to increase their army as a balance of power.

Question 4

Why did Germany play a big part in increasing European militarism?

Answer 4

because Germany was a great military figure and had competition with France.

Question 5

What is an alliance?

Answer 5

An alliance is an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if needed.

Question 6

Who was bound by the triple alliance?

Answer 6

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Question 7

What alliance were Russia France and Britain bound by?

Answer 7

The Triple Entente

Question 8

What is imperialism?

Answer 8

Imperialism is when a country takes over new lands or countries and make them subject to their rule

Question 9

What is nationalism?

Answer 9

Strong supporter of the of the rights and interests of one’s country

Question 10

What does bellicose mean?

Answer 10

Warlike

Question 11

What was the main cause of Turkey wanting to be free to rule themselves

Answer 11

Nationalism

Question 12

How many deaths were in WW1?

Answer 12

17 million

Question 13

What was the name of the gang that killed Archduke?

Answer 13

Black hand gang

Question 14

What age was Gavrilo Princip

Answer 14

19

Question 15

Who provided the gangs weapons?

Answer 15

Colonel Api

Question 16

What was the name of Franz Ferdinand’s wife?

Answer 16

Sophie Chotek

Question 17

Why did his family not want him to marry Sophie?

Answer 17

Because she wasn’t eligible

Question 18

What was the condition when Franz married Sophie?

Answer 18

Not share is title, not normally be present with him in public and their children couldn’t inherit the throne

Question 19

How many kids did they have?

Answer 19

3 and one still born

Question 20

How, when and where were they killed?

Answer 20

28 June 1914 10:45€ in Sarajevo by Princip of the Blackhand gang

Question 21

Where was Sophie shot?

Answer 21

In the abdomen

Question 22

Where was Franz shot?

Answer 22

In the neck

Question 23

What date was the assassination?

Answer 23

28 June 1914

Question 24

Who shot them?

Answer 24

Gavrilon Princip

Question 25

When does Russia mobilise to support Serbia?

Answer 25

29 June 1914

Question 26

What was Austro-Hungarys response to Serbia?

Answer 26

Declared war

Question 27

What happened in 1 August 1914

Answer 27

Germany declares war on Russia

Question 28

What plan did Germany use while invading Belgium?

Answer 28

The Schlieffen plan

Question 29

When did Germany invade Belgium and Britain declare war on Germany?

Answer 29

4 August

Question 30

Who do France and Britain declare war on?

Answer 30

Austro-Hungary