Origins Of The First World War

Question 0

What year did Italy join the duel alliance to form the triple alliance?

Answer 0

1882

Question 1

In what year did Germany sign the duel alliance with Austria-Hungary?

Answer 1

1879

Question 2

What year was the Franco Russian Alliance formed?

Answer 2

1895

Question 3

What year did Britain sign the entente cordial with France?

Answer 3

1904

Question 4

In what year did Russia join the entente cordial to form the triple entente?

Answer 4

1907

Question 5

Why do Britain need a strong navy?

Answer 5

Britain is an island and needs a navy to protect its coastlines.
To also protect her vast empire overseas.
Britain also relied on trade so needed their navy to protect their trading boats incase they got bombed

Question 6

Why did Germany think they needed a large navy?

Answer 6

Because they were jealous of Britain’s power and Empire.
They wanted to become just as powerful.
They also claimed they had an empire they needed to protect

Question 7

What was Britain’s response to the increase in Germany’s army?

Answer 7

They increased their army making it stronger than the two strongest navies put together - France and Russia
New ports were also build in Scotland to protect the North Sea

Question 8

What year did Britain launch the first dreadnought?

Answer 8

1906

Question 9

What year did Germany start building Dreadnoughts?

Answer 9

1908

Question 10

What year was the first Moroccan crisis?

Answer 10

1905

Question 11

Why did the Kaiser claim that Morocco should have independence after France had just taken control of the country?

Answer 11

Because he wanted to test the Entente Cordial

Question 12

When was the conference in Algeciras?

Answer 12

January-April 1906

Question 13

Why did Germany leave feeling embarrassed and bitter?

Answer 13

Because no one except Austria-Hungary had supported him in the conference

Question 14

When did the Agadir Crisis happen?

Answer 14

1911

Question 15

When Fez got attacked what did Germany see another chance to do?

Answer 15

Split the entente cordial

Question 16

Why did Germany claim to send the Panther in?

Answer 16

Germany’s interests and is known as gunboat diplomacy

Question 17

Why were Britain so alarmed by this?

Answer 17

Because they thought that Germany’s real aim was to force France into giving up some of her land in the Congo. Doing this would have broken the entente.

Question 18

What made the Kaiser leave Agadir?

Answer 18

Panic among international bankers

Question 19

What were the Balkans known as?

Answer 19

The sick man of Europe

Question 20

Why did Russian want the Balkans?

Answer 20

They saw themselves as the protectors of the Serbs as they shared similar customs and language. They also wanted access to the Mediterranean

Question 21

Why did Germany want the balkans?

Answer 21

He wanted to build a railway from Berlin to Baghdad where there were rich oilfields. This route would have to go through the centre of the Balkans.

Question 22

Why did Italy want the Balkans?

Answer 22

They wanted the other strip of land in the Adriatic Sea, so that they would have control over the whole place

Question 23

In what year did Austria formally annex Bosnia Herzogvina?

Answer 23

1908

Question 24

Why was this a fatal mistake?

Answer 24

As Bosnia contained many Serbs Serbia claimed that they should naturally be in control of the country. The people of Bosnia also hated Austria Austria had taken over people who hated him and made an enemy of Serbia

Question 25

What happened when Russia called for an international conference?

Answer 25

Austria refused to go, backed by Germany. | Serbs and Russians furious particularly when Germany demanded that Russia accepted the seizure.

Question 26

In what year did Russia and Serbia have to formally recognise the annexation?

Answer 26

1909

Question 27

What were the consequences of this crisis?

Answer 27

Serbia wanted revenge Russia was humiliated and was unlikely to back down again Germany was fully committed to Austria even if it lead to war Due to this Russia drew even closer to France and Britain

Question 28

When was the Schlieffen plan created?

Answer 28

1905

Question 29

What were the Schlieffen plans' weaknesses?

Answer 29

The actions of Russia determined when Germany would have to start her attack on France It assumed that Russia needed six weeks to mobilise It assumed that Germany would defeat France in less than six weeks

Question 30

What year was plan 17 drawn up?

Answer 30

1913

Question 31

Where did France plan to attack Germany from?

Answer 31

Going through Alsace Lorraine and then up to Berlin so that they could take it back as Germany had taken it

Question 32

When was the Black Hand society formed?

Answer 32

1911

Question 33

What was the black hands objective?

Answer 33

The creation by means of violence, of a greater Serbia

Question 34

When was the assassination in Sarajevo?

Answer 34

28/6/1914

Question 35

What did Austria send Serbia after the assassination?

Answer 35

The 10 point ultimatum

Question 36

How many days were Serbia given to agree to the ultimatum?

Answer 36

2

Question 37

When Serbia rejects some of the proposals what happened?

Answer 37

Austria declares war on Serbia

Question 38

Why does Austria think it can do all the thing it has done to Serbia?

Answer 38

Because Germany gave them a blank cheque

Question 39

When does Germany declare war on Russia?

Answer 39

1/8/14

Question 40

Following the Schlieffen plan when does Germany declare war on France?

Answer 40

3/8/14

Question 41

When Germany invades Belgium when does Britain declare war on Germany?

Answer 41

4/8/14