WW1 begins

Question 1

explain Alsace Lorraine

Answer 1

around 5k square miles of territory that was ceded by France to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-German war

Question 2

Explain the triple entente

Answer 2

Britain wanted to get closer relationships with France and Russia

Question 3

Explain the triple alliance

Answer 3

Germany signed alliances with Italy and Austria-Hungary because France was losing territory along the German border

Question 4

what does Militarism mean?

Answer 4

aggressive buildup of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations

Question 5

What does nationalism mean?

Answer 5

a political principle that holds that the nation and state should be congruent

Question 6

what does imperialism mean?

Answer 6

State policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas

Question 7

explain the assassination of the Archduke by Gavrilo Princip

Answer 7

June 1914 Gavrilo shot the couple to death. Gavrilo was a member of a Serbian nationalist group; “Black Hand” Assassination done to start a war to bring down the Austria-Hungary empire

Question 8

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 8

it insisted that in case of war, Germany would attack France and then Russia.