The Great War Flashcards

(39 cards)

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Name the 6 great powers

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  • U.K.
  • France
  • Germany
  • Russia
  • Hungary-Austria
  • Italy
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2
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What does the m in mains mean

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Militarism- having a big army

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3
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What does the a in mains stand for

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Alliances-allies, friends

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What does the i in mains stand for

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Imperialism- having an empire

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What does the n in mains stand for

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Nationalism- divides people into nations

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What does the s in mains stand for

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Significant someone- Franz Ferdinand (Austria-Hungary)

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7
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Leader of Germany in 1914

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Wilhelm

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8
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King of Britain in 1914

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George v

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9
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Russias tsar 1914

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Tsar Nicholas ii

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Austria-Hungarys emperor 1914

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Franz Joseph

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11
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Who was Franz Ferdinand

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Archduke of Austria

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12
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When was Franz Ferdinand assassinated

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28th June 1914

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13
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Who were the black hand

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The group that assassinated Franz Ferdinand

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14
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Who was in the triple entente

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Frame, uk and Russia

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15
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Who was in the triple alliance

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Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy

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16
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4 stages that changed local war into world war

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  • Serbia asked russia for help
  • Austria-Hungary asked Germany for help
  • russia asked france to help Serbia
    4 triple entente and triple alliance were at war
17
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How did GB get involved and when

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Germany had to go through Belgium

Belgium’s asked GB for help because they had an alliance and GB declared war on 4th august 1914

18
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What was the parapet

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Front of the trench- protect with 2-3 ft of sandbags

19
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What was the parados

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Back of trench

20
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What were duckboards

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Wooden boards to walk along

21
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What was sump

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Rubbish at trench bottom

22
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What 3 gasses were used

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Mustard, chlorine and phosgene

23
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When was the battle of the Somme

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July - November 1916

24
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When did the USA join the triple entente

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When did russia pull out of WW1
February 1918
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When was the treaty of Versailles signed
June 28 1919
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When was the holocuast
1942-1935
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What was the holocuast
Mass scale death especially by fire
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What is genocide
Deliberate killing of a group of people
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What is the Aryan race
Superior german race, blue eyes blond hair
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What is social Darwinism
A form of racism (rank ordering races with aryans at the top and jews at the bottom)
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What was an extermination camp
A killing camp
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What was the Wannsee conference
The meeting to organise the holocaust
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3 reasons nazis hated jews
They caused Germany to lose ww1 They were planning to take over the world They were inferior
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What were the 2 parts of the Nurembbourg laws
Jews lost all there civil rights | Jews could not marry aryans
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How did jews lives change
Expelled from schools | Sacked from jobs
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How were the jews transported to concentration camps
Cattle trucks
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What food did they eat (4)
Dry bread vegetable soup Sword fish Whale meat
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What was Dachau
First concentration camp