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29 Cards in this Set
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When did Germany become a country?
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1871
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What was the largest German state called (before it became a country)?
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Prussia
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Who won the Franco-Prussian War?
What was won? |
Prussia
Alsace Lorriane |
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Where was the German Empire declared?
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Palace of Versailles
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Who was the leader of Germany in 1871?
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Otto Bismark
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In the Treaty of Frankfurt, what did France have to pay/loose?
(x2 items) |
Alsace Lorriane
£200 in war debts |
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When was the Triple Alliance signed?
Who was in this alliance? Why was it formed? |
1882
Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary Germany knew that France would want revenge and felt the need to protect herself |
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When did Germany first start to build up her navy?
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1898
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Which country had the strongest army in Europe?
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Germany
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Between which years was the Boer War?
Who were the Boers? Who publicly sympathized with the Boers? Who was made worried by the sympathy? |
1888-1902
Dutch Germany Britain |
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Why was the British Royal name changed to "Windsor" after/during WW1?
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We thought that "Saxo-Coburg-Gotha" (our previous name) sounded too German and since Germany and Britain were opposing eachother in the war, it didn't seem right
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Which were the major countries of the world?
(x3 countries) |
Britain
France Russia |
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Why did Germany want some of Africa?
(x3 reasons) |
They wanted more land/colonies to expand the German empire
It was one of the only available places left to colonize It had gold and diamonds |
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In what year did France and Russia sign an alliance?
Why was this strange? |
1893
Because France was a republic and Russia was an autocracy |
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Initially with which country did Russia want to join?
Why was Russia rejected? |
Germany
Because Russia had plans to expand to the West (towards Germany) and Germany saw this as a threat |
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With the alliance between France and Russia, under what conditions did they agree to fight for each other?
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If either was attacked by either Germany or Austria-Hungary
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Which country was known as "backwards"?
What does this term mean? |
Russia
They were a large country but they weren't industrialized |
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Which country was known to be in "Splendid Isolation"?
What is "Splendid Isolation"? |
Britain
"Splendid Isolation" means that Britain was happy to stay out of international affairs as long as one country did not get too strong |
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What did Britain need to stay secure whilst isolated?
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A strong navy (for defence)
A strong empire (for trade) |
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Which alliance posed as a threat to Britain?
Why? |
Franco-Russian alliance
Because France and Russia were causing problems in Britain's colonies |
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Who would be Britain's natural ally?
Why? |
Germany
Because the two royal families were related |
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Who's growing navy was Britain worried about?
What did Britain enforce to stop this being a problem (explain it)? |
Germany's
The Three Power Standard which meant that Britain's navy had to be larger than the next three biggest navies combined |
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When was the Entente Cordiale signed?
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1903-1904
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Who was the Entente Cordiale between?
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Britain
France |
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What was the main reason for the Entente Cordiale?
What was the first example? |
Colonies
France let Britain reform Egypt if Britain didn't interfere with Frances Morocco |
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With the addition of the Entente Cordiale, could Britain stay isolated? Why? |
It was a agreement, not an alliance |
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When was the Anglo-Russian Entente signed?
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1907
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Between which countries was the Anglo-Russian Entente?
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Britain
Russia |
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When was the Triple Entente formed?
Why? |
1907
All three sides of the allied trio had been filled in (Britain+France, France+Russia, Russia+Britain) |
