How the war started

Question 0

Nationalism

Answer 0

Pride for ones nation

Question 1

What are the reasons for World War I?

Answer 1

• nationalism
• imperialism
• alliances
• militarism

Question 2

Germany

Answer 2

Proud of military and newly unified nation

Question 3

France

Answer 3

Wanted revenge against Germany for Franco- Prussian war

Question 4

Russia

Answer 4

Strong slavic population

Question 5

Austria- hungry

Answer 5

Newly unified nation afraid of attacks

Question 6

Imperialism

Answer 6

When a country takes over another country

Question 7

Creating imperialism?

Answer 7

• fight over control of Africa

- each nation thought they were “the best”

Question 8

Alliances

Answer 8

When groups work together (agreement to support each other)

Question 9

More about alliances

Answer 9

• increasing competition cause European countries to make alliances with each other

Question 10

Militarism

Answer 10

Strengthening the military

Question 11

Conscription

Answer 11

Also known as draft was used to send men into the military

Question 12

More about militarism

Answer 12

• industrial revolution
• gov. Run by military
• majority of countries were industrialized

Question 13

What countries was World War I against?

Answer 13

Germany 
Austria- hungry 
Serbia 
Great Britain 
Russia 
France

Question 14

Why were these countries friends?

Answer 14

• they had to work together because of imperialism
• to promote peace
• to make country rich: industrialism

Question 15

Why did alliances form?

Answer 15

Because countries distrusted each other

Question 16

Who was in the triple alliance?

Answer 16

Germany
Italy
Austria- hungry

Question 17

Who were the central powers or BFFs of the triple alliance?

Answer 17

Germany

Austria- hungry

Question 18

Who were the allies?

Answer 18

France
Britain
Russia

Question 19

Who were the entente or BFFs of the allies?

Answer 19

Britain

France

Question 20

What is entente?

Answer 20

A non-binding agreement to respect each other

Question 21

Who’s death started the war?

Answer 21

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia

Question 22

Which countries wanted to expand their lands?

Answer 22

Bosnia and Serbia

Question 23

Who did Serbia and Bosnia want land from?

Answer 23

Austria-hungry

Question 24

Which countries had a strong Slavic population?

Answer 24

Bosnia, Serbia, and Russia

Question 25

Who were the black hands?

Answer 25

Serbian terrorists who killed Franz and his wife

Question 26

What is an ultimatum?

Answer 26

A threat

Question 27

What are the three threats Austria-hungry gives Serbia?

Answer 27

1. Must end all the groups that hate Austria- hungry 2. punish any Serbian part of assassination 3. Let Austria-hungry conduct the murder investigation

Question 28

Who declares war on Serbia?

Answer 28

Austria-hungry

Question 29

Does Serbia agree to the terms?

Answer 29

Yes

Question 30

How does Germany enter the war?

Answer 30

- Austria hungry felt comfortable declaring war because Germany gave them a blank check - Germany declares war on Austria-hungry

Question 31

Blank check

Answer 31

"We will give you anything you need"

Question 32

How does Russia enter the war?

Answer 32

- Serbia asked Russia for help - Nicholas II went to Germany urging A-H to decrease the ultimatum on Serbia - this failed - Nicholas II started preparing troops for battle - Germany declared war in Russia

Question 33

How did France enter the war?

Answer 33

- Russia asked France to join them - Germany told France to stay out of it - France refused - Germany declared war on France

Question 34

How did Britain enter the war?

Answer 34

- Britain remained neutral till Germany made them mad - Germany used the schlieffen plan - the plan didn't work

Question 35

The schlieffen plan

Answer 35

- a plan made by Germany years earlier incas there was a world war - defeat France quickly and first by going through Belgium and then attack Russia

Question 36

Why didn't the schlieffen plan work?

Answer 36

- Russia gathered forces quicker than expected - Germany had to move some troops from french to Russian borders - they were fighting a two front war - Britain declare war on Germany because they went through neutral Belgium