WWI test Flashcards
what was step 1 that lead to WWI?
1.Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
2.Austria issued Serbia an ultimatum, Austria declares war on Serbia
3.Germany backs Austria Russia backs Serbia
4.Germany declares war on Russia
what was step 4 that lead to WWI?
Germany declares war on Russia
what was step 5 that lead to WWI?
France helps Russia, Germany declares war on France
what was step 6 that lead to WWI?
Germany will fight France 1st and then Russia (to avoid 2 front war)
what was step 7 that lead to WWI?
Germany invaded Belgium, a neutral country, to get to France
what was step 8 that lead to WWI?
Britain declared war on Germany
what was step 9 that lead to WWI?
world war 1 begins
what was the Schlieffen plan?
military strategy to avoid 2 front war
- cut through neutral Belgium to attack France
- beat France in about 6 weeks
- Race back to fight Russia
why fight France first and not Russia?
Russia was less industrialized and would take longer to mobilize
How long was the war?
1914-1918
who were the central powers?
Germany,
Austria- Hungary,
Ottoman empire,
Bulgaria
Who were the allied powers?
Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
United States (1917)
what was the cause of WW1?
MAIN
Militarism
Alliance
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
who is blame?
Germany took all the blame but countries share responsibility
Austria, Serbia, Germany, France, Russia
How did militarism lead to WW1?
The glorification and building up of the military
Countries spent a lot of money on their military, creating a war-like attitude
Powerful military =
greatness, respect, fear