World War One Flashcards
(38 cards)
When did the victim of thy murder mystery of Sarajevo die?
11:30AM on the 28th June 1914
Who was the murderer of the murder mystery of Sarajevo?
Gavrillo Princip
How was the murder carried out in the murder mystery of Sarajevo?
Gavrilo Princip missed when he threw the bomb at the car. Sophie and Franz sped into the town hall, then they came out and shot Sophie in the stomach and the Archduke in the throat.
What was the name of the gang that Gavrilo Princip was in
The Black Hand Gang
Why was Franz Ferdinand murdered?
Gavrillo Princip was a member of the Black Hand Gang. The Black Hang Gang wanted Bosnia to be a part of Serbia, however Hungary ruled over Bosnia (Hungary was part of the Triple Alliance). If the Black Hand Gang murdered Franz Ferdinand, it would frighten Hungary and persuade them to give Bosnia to Serbia
How was Kaiser Wilhelm II described?
Unstable, unpredictable
What were Kaiser Wilhelm’s physical deformities, and how were these treated?
Torture - Metal brace, forced to ride a horse
Where did Kaiser Wilhelm find his true home and family?
At the army
When did he become Kaiser and at what age?
In 1888 at 29 years old
Which two countries had overtaken Britain in the development of new technology?
Germany and USA
What three examples are given of this technology?
Motor cycles, aircraft and new guns
What was Germany’s reaction to the launch of the British “dreadnought” in 1906?
Germany’s reaction was to build 4 dreadnoughts
What did Kaiser and the others in Germany believe that war would do for their country?
Kaiser believed that the war would create an Empire and be an extremely strong empire by taking over others
How had Germany avoided war since 1871?
Through Alliances and Treaties
What happened when Wilhelm allowed his treaty with Russia to lapse?
Germany, France and Great Britain created an Alliance
Who was left as Germany’s only ally?
Austria-Hungary
How much had Serbia grown in size since 1912, and with whose help?
Doubled it’s size
What was the aim of Gavrilo Princip and the terrorist group known as the Black Hand?
To force Austria to give up Bosnia from the Triple Alliance
What did Princip do on 28th June 1914?
Murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was Austria’s reaction to the murder of Ferdinand?
Create a war attacking Serbia
How did the Tsar react when Austria attacked Serbia on 29th July?
The Tsar helped their ally Serbia
Who declared war on whom and when?
August 1st: Germany declared war on Russia
August 3rd: Germany declared war on France
August 4th: Britain declared war on Germany
What was The Schlieffen Plan and when was it created?
It was created in 1905 and the plan was:
To prevent war on two front
6 weeks to defeat France before Russia could mobilize
“Let the last man on the right brush the channel with his sleeve”
Turning wheel flanking movement
Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
Attacking Belgium would bring in GB
Using 90% of German army to attack Franc meant that if Russia mobilized quickly, Germany would be vulnerable
French might be defending the Belgian border rather than the German border so could up German advance.
Counting a swift defeat of France, but the army might put put more of a fight, rivers which could be hard for 1 million men to cross quickly
Counted on Belgium not fighting back so crossing it in 3 days, however they took 3 weeks in Belgium
