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What day was Archduke Frans Ferdinand killed? |
Sunday June 28th |
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Where was Archduke Frans Ferdinand killed? |
Sarajevo, Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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How many members were in the Black Hand Gang? |
There were seven members |
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What happened with the first bomb that the Black Hand Gang used? |
It exploded the car behind Frans Ferdinand and Sophie |
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What happened to the other members of the Black Hand Gang except for Gavrillo Princip? |
Some of them ran away but were caught by police |
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Where did Gavrillo Princip go after the failed attempt to assasinate Frans Ferdinand? |
A coffee shop to buy a cheese sandwich |
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Where did Frans Ferdinand ask to go after the car behind him got bombed? |
To the hospital to visit the victims. |
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How were Frans Ferdinand and his wife then killed? |
The car passed the coffee shop which Gavrillo Princip was in and he shot them |
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How many years did Gavrillo Princip sentenced to in prison? |
20, however he died in prison |
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Why did the Black Hand Gang want to kill Frans Ferdinand? |
The Black Hand Gang were a group of Bosnian-born Serbians who wanted Bosnia to be independent from the Austro-Hungary empire, so they thought that killing Frans Ferdinand would push them into doing so |
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What countries were in the Triple Alliance? |
Germany Austria-Hungary Italy |
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What countries were in the Triple Entente? |
France Russia Great Britain |
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What is Militarism? |
the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
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What are Alliances? |
Agreements or promises to help other countries |
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What is Imperialism? |
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means. |
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What is Nationalism? |
Love and pride for your country (in World War 1 almost everyone was a nationalist) |
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What examples are there of members of countries being nationalists? |
The British Army song 'Rule Britannia' The German song 'Deutschland uber all' |
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What places were Britain and France trying to conquer? |
Places in Africa, Britain having a preference for Cape Town and France having a preference for the Red Sea. |
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Why did places like Britain, France, Belgium and Italy think it was okay to try and colonize places in Africa? |
Because at the time, black people were considered inferior |
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How did tension become big with imperialism before the war? |
Both Britain and France had conquered areas in Africa but Germany also wanted to colonize in that area |
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What was the Naval Arms race? |
The Anglo-German Naval arms race was a race between Britain and Germany to have a bigger and better navy. They were constantly competing to be the biggest |
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Why was the royal navy so important to Britain? |
Because it was an island and it needed better defense systems Because it gave Britain a good image Because other branches of military were relatively small |
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What is Arms short for? |
Armaments (weapons) |
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What is a navy? |
A military which fights at sea |
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What were Dreadnoughts? |
Types of warships, first built in 1908 by Britain |
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Why did people sign up for war? |
They didn't have anything better to do They needed to support their family To see the world Because of propoganda To be popular Peer pressure Not to feel lonely To look after younger people They were glorified Bandwagoning |
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What is the bandwagon effect? |
The bandwagon effect is the phenomenon of people doing something purely because other people are doing it |
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How many people had served in the armed forces by the end of the war? |
Almost a quarter of the male population |
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What were Pals' Battalions? |
Pals' Battalions were set up so that people who had signed up for war with friends or family could serve along side them (their 'pals') |
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What country had the biggest volunteering army? |
India |
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What happened to people who refused to fight in the war? |
They were sometimes killed, imprisoned or even force-fed. |
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What were the negatives of being in a trench? |
- Mud and cold - Getting Trench foot - Having lice in clothes and rats steal food - You had to walk on dead bodies - You had to eat dog biscuits |
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What were the positives about trench warfare? |
- You couldn't get shot in a trench - There was shelter - You had company - There was good food - You learnt different skills |
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Why did the Battle of the Somme take place? |
France wanted to get over the border and into Germany in order to make them surrender, as they had better resources. |
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Why was the Battle of the Somme a failure? |
Because the British threw shells which they thought killed the Germans but the shells actually hadn't worked, so when they ran out of the trenches they were all killed by machine guns |
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How many French casualties happened in the Battle of the Somme? |
200,000 |
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How many British casualties happened in the Battle of the Somme? |
420,000 |
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How many German casualties happened in the Battle of the Somme? |
500,000 |
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How long did the Battle of the Somme end up lasting? |
4.5 months |
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Why were there major food shortages in WW1? |
Nothing could be shipped between countries |
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What methods did countries use to cope with food shortages? |
- Growing crops - Introducing school dinners - Ration booklets - Making rationed recipes |
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What was the Women's Land Army? |
The Women's Land Army (WLA) was a British civilian organisation created so women could work in agriculture, replacing men called up to the military. |
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Why were some letters sent from the front lines censored? |
The government did not want people to know about the conditions there or any secrets about the troops' next move |
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What convinced people to think that the war was a good thing? |
Propoganda |
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How many propoganda posters were published during the war? |
12 million |
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Who were Conscientious Objectors? |
People who refused to serve in the armed forces |
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Who were Absolutists? |
People who would refuse to accept rations or anything to do with the war |
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What happened to people who refused to support the war? |
They were sometimes force-fed or sent to labour camps |
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What was Conscription? |
Conscription refers to the process of automatically calling up men and women for military service. During the First World War men (it only applied to men at this time) who were conscripted into the armed forces had no choice but to go and fight, even if they did not want to. |
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What was DORA? |
The Defense of the Realm Act was added as the war progressed and it was a list of things that people were not allowed to do during the war |
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What did the Defense of Realm Act's list include? |
You could not talk about naval or military matters in public places Rumours could not be spread about these matters No one could buy binoculars No one could light fireworks etc. |
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What roles did women carry out in WW1? |
Nurses, industry workers, clothesmakers, school teachers, governers, etc. |
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How did women help at the front lines? |
Many women started crafting clothing for the front lines to help poorly armed soldiers |
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What encouraged women to help out with the war? |
Propoganda, tugging at something close to them such as their family to draw them in |
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What changed in troop numbers near the end of the war? |
The USA began sending in 300,000 troops a month but Germany's troops were very worn out. |
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What changed in technology near the end of the war? |
At the beginning of the war, technology wasn't very good and shells didn't work so well but 1900 Entente aircrafts were introduced compared to Germany's 365 aircrafts. Britain also began to use sound screens and aerial photography for better accuracy. |
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What changed in the supplies near the end of the war? |
A ministry of munitions was introduced to help the lack of armaments near the end of the war to help British Commonwealth countries |
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What changed in tactics near the end of the war? |
Britain had an advantage as they started working out better tactics to attack. Lighter machine guns also made it easier to run |
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What year did the Battle of Gallipoli happen? |
1915 |
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Why did the Battle of Gallipoli happen? |
Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia wanted Britain's help for assistance against the Ottoman empire, who were on the side of the central powers. |
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What was the first move in the Battle of Gallipoli? |
In February, A naval expedition to capture the Dardanelles Straits, a passage that connected the Aegan Sea to the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Turkey. |
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Why was the first expedition in the Battle of Gallipoli a fail? |
The Turks planted mines in the water and 3 of the ships sank |
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What did the troops then do after the expedition in the Battle of Gallipoli had failed? |
General Ian Hamilton ordered troops (mainly ANZAC) to go in for a beach attack on April the 25th |
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Why was the Battle of Gallipoli's beach attack a fail? |
The Turkish troops managed to defend themselves and shoot most of them. A trench warfare then formed and later, a stalemate formed. |
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How did General Hamilton try to end the stalemate in the Battle of Gallipoli? |
He launched an attack on Suvla bay in August with 60,000 allied troops but the Ottomans then captured the bay? |
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How did the Battle of Gallipoli end? |
The allied troops evacuated in December. |
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Why was the Battle of Gallipoli a faliure? |
The Battle of Gallipoli was a disaster as there were 250,000 casualties |
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Who are ANZAC troops? |
Troops from Austrailia and New Zealand |
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Who passed an armistice in 1918 to end the war? |
Germany |
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How many Russian casualties were there in the war? |
6 million |
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How many British casualties were there in the war? |
2-3 million |
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How many French casualties were there in the war? |
5 million |
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How many Italian casualties were there in the war? |
1.5 million |
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How many US casualties were there in the war? |
200,000 |
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How many German casualties were there in the war? |
6 million |
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How many Austro-Hungarian casualties were there in the war? |
5 million |
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