Grade 11 package

Question 1

Long term cause of the first world war: militarism edition

Answer 1

Militarism refers to the belief in teh importance of military power and the builup of armed forces

Prior to WW1 many European Nations engaged in significant military expansion and modernization leading to an arms race

Examples
Germany’s expansion of its navy under Jaiser Wilhelm II
France and Russia increase in military spending
The British naval supremacy and the Dreadnought arms race

Question 2

Long term cause of the first world war:
alliance system edition

Answer 2

Alliance systems were agreements between nations to support each other militarily in the event of war

Tripple alliance (1882) between Germany, Autria-Hungary, and Italy
The triple Entente (1907) between France Russia and the United kingdom
The Balkan alliances such as the Balkan League

Question 3

Long term cause of the first world war: imperialism edition

Answer 3

Imperialism refers to the policy of extending a nation’s authority over other countries through colonization or economic dominance

The compition for territories in Asia particularily between Britain,
Rivalry in the middle East notably the tensions between Britain and Germany over mesopatamia

Question 4

Long term cause of the first world war: nationalism edition

Answer 4

Pan-slavism which fueled tensions between Serbia and Austria-Hungary
Alsace-Lorraine dispute between France and Germany
Ethnic nationalism in teh Austro-Hunagrian empire

Question 5

Long term cause of the first world war: economic rivalries edition

Answer 5

Trade compittions between Germany and Britain
Disuptes of colonies and resources such as teh Moroccan crisis

Question 6

Causes of the first world war: Assassination of archduke ferdinand

Answer 6

Bosnia was annexed by Austria-Hungary and tehy were treating it well, Ferdinand was wanting to give them some of the rights they were asking for and the black hand wanted everything

Question 7

Impact of teh alliance system

Answer 7

Overall while the alliance system was intended to rpovide security and stability, its actual impact increased tensions, militarization, and the polarization of Europe

Question 8

Congress of Berlin on tensiond before WW1

Answer 8

1. Redrawing borders of several Balkan states, particularily after the Russo-Turkish war these would errupt in the Balkan Wars and eventually WW1
2. Intensified rivalries between Russia and European states
3. Discontent in Serbia lead to increased nationalism and helped lead to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
4. increased Austria-Hungary’s influence in the Balkans
5. Increased rivalry between the great powers

Question 9

What happened in the July crisis?

Answer 9

Assassination of archduke Ferdinand
Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia
Serbian Response and partial acceptance
mobilization and escalation
Chain reactions of declaration of war
Outbreak of WW1

Question 10

Strategies in WW1
Trench warefare edition

Answer 10

main form of warefare
They used trenches

Question 11

Strategies in WW1
Artillery barrages

Answer 11

Basically heavy guns

Question 12

Strategies in WW1
Infantry Assaults

Answer 12

soldiers would adance accross no mans land between the trenches under the cover of artillery barages

Question 13

Strategies in WW1
Machine guns

Answer 13

provided devastating firepower

Question 14

Strategies in WW1
Tanks

Answer 14

initially slow and unreliable they gradually improved

Question 15

Strategies in WW1
Aerial Warfare

Answer 15

used for reconaissance artillery spotting and aerial combat

Question 16

Strategies in WW1
Naval blockades

Answer 16

employed by Briatin to restrict the flow of supplies to Germany and its allies