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triple alliance
Germany, Austria-hungary and Italy
triple entente
Britian, Russia and France
alliances purpose
To prevent war, however it did the opposite
Who was killed in Sarajevo?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
Where were the archduke and his wife killed?
The city of Sarajevo
When was the archduke killed?
28 june 1914
Why was archduke killed?
Because some ethnic groups (mainly Serbians) did not see themself as Austrian or Hungarian and they wanted to form their own nation but the emperor of Austria Hungary didn’t want this.
Who killed Archduke Ferdinand?
Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip
Why was the death of Archduke Ferdinand a cause of world war 1?
The key reason was because of the alliance system formed from the 1870s-1907
Austria-Hungary issued 10 demands for Serbia to agree to, Serbia could only agree to 9.
When was the triple alliance formed?
1882
When was the triple entente formed?
1907
When did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia?
28 July 1914
When did world war 1 officially begin?
1-4 August 1914 when Germany declared war on Russia and France and when they invaded Luxembourg and Belgium
When did the anzacs join the war?
25 april 1915
When was the battle of somme?
July 1916- November 1916, tanks were used for the first time
When did the USA enter the war?
April 1917
When was the armistice (ceasefire) signed?
November 11 1918
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand army corps
How many men were supplied from australia?
They planned to supply 20,000 but it ended up being 50,000
Why did Australia enter the war?
Because Australia is a alliance of britian
Where is Gallipoli?
Peninsula, Turkey
Where did the anzacs land?
Gallipoli
Who where the ANZAC’s first battle
The Ottoman Empire
Causes- MAIN (M)
Militarism, an increase in military and naval forces ( Germany was competing with the UK to build battleships )
