WW1 Flashcards
(11 cards)
What was the black hand gang
The black hand gang were a group of people that assassinated Franz Ferdinand. After this Austria declared war on Serbia as the black hand gang were from Serbia and the government gave them the guns to use.
What is pan-slavism
Pan-Slavism was a movement in the mid nineteenth century aimed at unity of all the Slavic peoples. The main focus was in the Balkans where the South Slavs had been ruled and oppressed for centuries by the three great empires, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Venice.
What is militarism
the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
What is imperialism
a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means
How did alliances contributed to the war starting
It contributed by other countries helping the countries in the alliance therefore other countries will declare war on the different countries
Why did people enlist for ww1
The Government wanted as many men as possible to join the forces willingly. However in 1916, a law was passed to say men had to join the war whether they wanted to or not. This was called conscription. Those who refused to help the war effort risked being sent to prison.
Why was there a stalemate
Neither side were successful in breaking through the defense of the other and resulting in a stalemate. Trench warfare emerged due the failure of the Schliffen Plan. It was a new system of warfare which was a direct cause of the stalemate, and this is why. It was a system of defense not offense.
The battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Empire against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France.
The battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. The battle took place on the Western Front, from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders, as part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences in November 1916 and May 1917. Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, 5 miles from a railway junction at Roulers, which was vital to the supply system of the German 4th Army.The next stage of the Allied plan was an advance to Thourout–Couckelaere, to close the German-controlled railway running through Roulers and Thourout.
The armistice
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
Why did ww1 end
World War One ended at 11am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, in 1918. Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace and no more fighting) that had been prepared by Britain and France.
