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34 Cards in this Set
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What day was Archduke Frans Ferdinand killed? |
Sunday 28th June 1914 |
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Who shot Frans Ferdinand and his wife? |
Gavrillo Princip |
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Who were the Black Hand Gang and why did they want to shoot Frans Ferdinand? |
The Black Hand Gang were a group of Bosnian-born Serbians who wanted Bosnia to be independent from Austria-Hungary, so they tried to assassinate Frans Ferdinand so that they could threaten them to. |
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What countries were in the Triple Alliance? |
Germany Italy Austria-Hungary |
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What countries were in the Triple Entente? |
France Russia Great Britain |
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Give a description of Germany's strengths and weaknesses. |
Strengths: Powerful economy, large navy, military success, wants a stronger navy. Fears: Environment equality |
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Give a description of Austria-Hungary's strengths and wishes |
Good trade, wants to hold back Russia's empire |
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Give a description of Italy's strengths and wishes |
In Triple Alliance, wants a larger role in world affairs Wants a foreign trade |
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Give a description of France's strengths and fears |
Good Industry Fears the growing power of Germany |
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Give a description of Britain's strengths and fears |
150,000 soldiers, welly equipped, small army, wants to achieve quick victory Fears the build up of the German Navy |
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Give a description of Russia's strengths and weaknesses |
Lots of man power , wants to overpower Germany and Austria-Hungary's armies Badly equipped army |
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What is the definition of Militarism? |
The building up of armies and being prepared for war |
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What is the definition of an alliance? |
An agreement/friendship between two countries |
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What is the definition of Imperialism? |
The building up of empires |
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What is the definition of Nationalism? |
When you have pride and love for your country |
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Why was the Navy so important for Britain? |
-Because it defended the country -Because it gave them a good image -Because an island needed lots of border protection |
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What does Arms stand for? |
Armaments (weapons) |
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What is a dreadnought? |
A powerful type of battleship first introduced by Britain in 1908 |
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Give reasons why people signed up for war |
-Nothing else to do -They needed to support their family -To see the world -To look strong -To not be seen as a coward -Peer pressure |
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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 happened to people who refused to fight in the war? |
They were often killed or put into prison, but some were force fed and even sent to labour camps |
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What illness was a problem in the trenches? |
Trench foot |
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How many British casualties were there in the battle of the Somme? |
420,000 |
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How many French casualties were there in the Battle of the Somme? |
200,000 |
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How many German casualties were there in the battle of the Somme? |
500,000 |
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Why did the Battle of the Somme take place? |
Because France wanted to travel over Germany's border to make them surrender |
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Why was the Battle of the Somme a faliure for the British? |
The shells that they threw didn't work as they were poorly made |
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What type of jobs did women take up in the war? |
They became nurses, industry workers and clothesmakers |
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What encouraged women to go to war? |
Propoganda |
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How did countries try to solve food shortages? |
By introducing things like the Women's Land Army to grow crops By introducing school dinners With ration booklets |
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Why were some letters sent from soldiers to families censored? |
Because the army did not want people to be discouraged about the negative things to do with war |
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How many propaganda posters were published? |
12 million |
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How many soldiers did the US start sending in every month in 1918? |
300,000 |
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Who passed an armistice in 1918 to end the war? |
Germany |
