Causes of the war

Question 0

Who were the ‘Black Hand’?

Answer 0

A group of Serbian nationalists who wanted Serbia to be free of Austria-Hungary.

Question 1

Who were the five major powers in Europe at the start of the 20th century?

Answer 1

Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia

Question 2

Who assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand.

Answer 2

Gavrilo Princip

Question 3

Who were the nations in the Triple Entente?

Answer 3

Russia, France and Britain.

Question 4

Who were the nations in the Triple Alliance?

Answer 4

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Question 5

Which two areas of land were contested by Germany and France?

Answer 5

Alsace-Lorraine and the Rhineland.

Question 6

Why were Britain and Germany such rivals?

Answer 6

They wanted to be the dominant power in Europe?

Question 7

Name the two crises in Morocco in the lead up to WW1.

Answer 7

The Moroccan Crisis and the Agadir Crisis

Question 8

How many men were in the German army?

Answer 8

2 million

Question 9

How many men were in the British army?

Answer 9

700, 000

Question 10

What type of battleship featured in the arms race?

Answer 10

Dreadnought battleship.

Question 11

Which of the great empires in the 1900s had the largest empire?

Answer 11

Great Britain

Question 12

Who ruled Germany at this horrific time?

Answer 12

Kaiser WilHelm

Question 13

What did Austria-Hungary demand from Serbia after the assassination?

Answer 13

Compensation and the right to send troops into Serbia.

Question 14

What did Russia do when Serbia asked for help?

Answer 14

Mobilised the troops.

Question 15

What was the name of Germany’s plan to defeat France and Russia?

Answer 15

The Schlieffen Plan

Question 16

What was Germany’s reaction to Russia’s action?

Answer 16

They demanded Russia stop mobilising then they declared war.

Question 17

Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

Answer 17

Germany had attacked Belgium.

Question 18

What were the Balkans and what were they referred to as in this period?

Answer 18

A group of countries in south east europe known as ‘the powder keg of Europe’.

Question 19

Who controlled the Balkans?

Answer 19

The Ottoman Empire.

Question 20

What was the Ottoman Empire sometimes called?

Answer 20

‘The sick man of Europe.’

Question 21

Why did issues in the Balkans cause trouble?

Answer 21

Each of the rival powers wanted to extend their influence there.

Question 22

When did the war begin.

Answer 22

For Britain 4 August 1914