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1
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What does mobilise mean?

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Prepare and organise troops for active service

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2
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What is a Kaiser?

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German word for emperor. Used to describe the head of unified Germany after 1871.

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What were the great powers?

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Countries that have international influence and military strength.

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What was an empire?

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A large group of states or colonies ruled over by a single head of state

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5
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What is a colony?

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Land settled by and under the control of people from another county.

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6
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What are merchant ships?

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Ships carrying goods and materials, not part of a state’s navy.

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7
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What were the Balkans?

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An area in south-east Europe that included Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Herzegovina, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey

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8
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What was patriotism?

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Love for your own country

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9
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What was the arms race?

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a competition between countries for the development and production of weapons.

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10
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What was an alliance?

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An agreement between countries that benefits them

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What is encirclement?

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Being surrounded

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12
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What is annex?

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Seizing an area of land and making it part of your country.

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13
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28th June 1914

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo.

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23rd July 1914

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Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Serbia, delivered an ultimatum to the Serbian foreign ministry.

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29th July 1914

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Britain called for international meditation to resolve the worsening crises when the Austro-Hungarian Empire has declared war on Serbia the day before,

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16
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1st August 1914

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Germany declared war on Russia

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17
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3rd August 1914

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Germany declared war on France and Belgium and invaded both countries.

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18
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4th August 1914

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Germany invades Belgium, violating its neutrality and provoking Britain to declare war on Germany.

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19
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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He attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining an alliance with Germany. He was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

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20
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The black hand

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A group of young Serbian army officers that formed a secret society.

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21
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Gavrilo Princip

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He was a Yugoslav nationalist

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22
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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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The last German emperor and king of Prussia, whose bellicose policies helped to bring about World War One.

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23
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Field Marshall Alfred von Schlieffen

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The creator of the Schlieffen plan. He was a German field marshal and strategist.

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24
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Kaiser Wilhelm I

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The king of Prussia

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25
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What happened in the first stage of The murder in Sarajevo

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie visit the State to improve the relationship between the Austro-Hungarian serbs and Bosnia serbs.
Apis is in serbia and provides the black hands weapons to Danib llic (one member)

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26
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What happened in the second stage of The murder in Sarajevo

OPEN TOP CAR

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Open top car
newspaper of Franz route
Black hand knew exactly where he would be and when.
Six assassins were in position along the route he was going to take.
They were armed with bombs, pistols, ammunition, suicide pills

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27
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What happened in the third stage of The murder in Sarajevo

ATTEMPTED MURDER

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Car passed two members: one couldn’t get gun out in time and the other felt sorry for Sophie as she was pregnant
Cabrinovic threw bomb at car and bounced off to the car behind
He swallowed a suicide pill but was out of date
He jumped into the river but only 10cm deep. Got arrested

28
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What happened in the fourth stage of The murder in Sarajevo

SANDWICH

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Ferdinand visited hospital after meetings
Driver took a wrong turn and were forced to stop and reverse as Gavrilo Princip was standing eating a sandwich.
He pulled out a gun and fired twice at the car. One hit Ferdinand in the neck the other hit Sophie in the stomach. Sophie died first and the next day he died on june 28 1914

29
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What happened in the fifth stage of The murder in Sarajevo

MURDERER GETS JUSTICE

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Gavrilo Princip’s suicide pill didn’t work and the police arrested him. He was tried, found guilty and sent to 20 years in prison. He couldn’t be hanged because he was under the age of 20. He died in prison from tuberculosis in 1918

30
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How did Russia contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?

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The army gets ready to help Serbia defent itself against the Austro-Hungarian attack.

31
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How did Serbia contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?

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Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

32
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How did Britain contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?

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Follows the treaty of London
Declares war on Germany

33
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How did Germany contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?

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Declares war on Russia
Begins to move its army towards France, Russia’s ally
Sends a demand to Russia ordering it to hold back from helping Serbia

34
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How did France contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?

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Put on a war footing, ready to fight a German invasion

35
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How did Austro-Hungary contribute to the Short Term causes of WW1?

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Declared war on Serbia
Blames Serbia for the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Declares war on Russia

36
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What happened in August 1866

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22 German states joined together after a war with Austria to create the North German Confederation

37
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What happened on 18 July 1870?

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Bismark sends out his edited version of King Wilhelm’s telegram

38
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What happened on 19 July 1870

A

France declared war on Germany

39
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What happened on 19 August - 27 October 1870

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The siege of Metz

40
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What happened on 1-2 September 1870

A

An attempt by the French to force the Germans away from Matz.

41
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What happened on 19 September - 18 January 1870 - 1871

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The siege of Paris

42
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What happened on the 18 january 1871

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The creation of the German Empire is announced, with the unification of the German state

43
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What happened on the 21 May 1871

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The treaty of Frankfurt: France agrees to pay five billion francs to Germany in three years and to hand over the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany

44
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When was the treaty of London?

A

1839

45
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Who signed the treaty of London?

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Britain, Germany and 5 others

46
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When was the Emperors’ League?

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1873

47
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Who was involved in Emperor’ League?

A

Germany and Russia and Austro-_Hungary

48
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When was the Dual Alliance?

A

1879

49
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Who was involved with the Dual Alliance?

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Germany and Austro-Hungary

50
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When was the Triple Alliance?

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1882

51
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Who was involved with the Triple Alliance?

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Italy and Germany and Austria-Hungry

52
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When was the Franco-Russian Alli?

A

1894

53
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Who was involved with the Franco-Russian Alli?

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France and Russia

54
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When was the Entente Cordiale?

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1904

55
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Who was involved with the Entente Cordiale?

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France and Britain

56
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When was the triple Entente?

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1907

57
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Who was involved with the triple entente?

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Britain and France and Russia

58
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On the First day of the battle of Sudan how many French casualties had suffered?

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The battle started a Sudan on 1st and, by midday, the French had suffered 17,000 casualties

59
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What did Admiral Tirpitz do?

A

Set up the Naval League

60
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What was the Naval League?

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An organisation that arranged tours of shipyards and gave lectures about the growing German navy.

61
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What was the Naval League intended to do?

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Encourage public interest in the navy and develope a sense of patriotism amongst German people

62
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Who was Admiral Tirpitz?

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A German naval Chief

63
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What did the first German Navy Laws order?

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the building of 19 battleships

64
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What did the second German Navy Laws order?

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the building of anther 38 battleships

65
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When was the German Navy Laws passed?

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1898 and 1900

History YR9 (4 decks)

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