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WHICH WERE THE LONG TERM CAUSES FOR WORLD WAR I?
Militarism Alliances Imperialism and Industrialisation Nationalism
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WHICH WERE THE LONG AND SHORT TERM CAUSES FOR WORLD
WAR I? Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism and Industrialisation Assassination
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WHEN DID WORLD WAR I TAKE PLACE?
1914- 1918(1919)
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WHICH WERE THE FIVE LEADING COUNTRIES BEFORE
WORLD WAR I?
Britain, France, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany
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NAME THE TWO ALLIANCES FORMED
BEFORE THE GREAT WAR
Triple Alliance Triple Entente
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WHICH COUNTRIES FORMED THE TRIPLE
ALLIANCE?
Austria-Hungary Germany
Italy
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WHICH COUNTRIES FORMED THE TRIPLE ENTENTE?
Great Britain France Russia
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WHICH WERE THE TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE THE TRIPLE
ALLIANCE?
France’s isolation Avaid a conflict in the Balkan region
(both Russia and Austria wanted to control this region)
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WHAT WAS THE ARMED PEACE? WHEN DID IT TAKE PLACE? NAME ITS
CHARACTERISTICS
From 1890 to 1914 international relations changed in Europe. This period is known as the Armed Peade. It had two main characteristics: 1. Europe was divided into two alliances
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WHAT WAS THE TWO POWER STANDARD?
Great Britain would always have a bigger navy (2x+1) so they would never be outnumbered at sea.
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WHEN DID THE MOROCCAN CRISIS TAKE PLACE? WHICH COUNTRIES CONFRONTED?
1905 and 1911 France and Germany
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WHAT WAS THE INMEDIATE CAUSE FOR THE OUTBREAK OF
THE WAR? (plus point if you provide day,
month and year)
The assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand (28th June
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WHAT ORGANISATION WAS BEHIND THE ASSASSINATION?
(plus point if you provide the country of the organisation)
The Black Hand Serbian
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HOW DID AUSTRIA REACT TO THE ASSASSINATION? (plus point if you
indicate the clause Serbia didn’t agree with)
• They sent an ultimatum • They agreed all the clauses apart
form the policing of Serbia by Austrian troops
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WHICH WERE THE SIDES DURING THE GREAT WAR? NAME THE COUNTRIES
• The Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria;
• The Allies (Russia, France,Britain, Italy, Rumania and the USA)
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NAME THE STAGES OF THE WAR AND ITS DATES
1. The war of movement (1914) 2. The war of positions (1914-1916) 3. The crisis of 1917 4.The final offensives (1918)
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WHAT WAS THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN?
A German plan to attack and defeat France through Belgium before the Russians were ready, then turn back to fight the Russian Army.
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WHY DID THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN FAIL?
1. Germans penetrated deeply but Paris did not fall (Battle of Marne)
2. The Russians mobilised faster than the Germans expected.
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WHAT TWO EVENTS CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE WAR IN 1917?
1. The Russians withdrew form the war
2. The USA joined the war
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WHAT TREATY DID RUSSIA AND GERMANY SIGNED TO END THE
WAR? WHEN?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918
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RELATE THE EVENT WITH THE STAGE: TRENCHES
War of positions
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RELATE THE EVENT WITH THE STAGE: BATTLE OF MARNE
War of movements
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RELATE THE EVENT WITH THE STAGE: KAISER WILHELM II
ABDICATED
The final offensives
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RELATE THE EVENT WITH THE STAGE: RUSSSIA WITHDREW
FROM THE WAR
The crisis of 1917
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