Timeline of WW1
This word represents the I in the mnemonic device noting 4 reasons for war.
What is Industrialism?
The German march through Belgium was named for this general.
Who was Alfred von Schlieffen?
This nation changed sides in the middle of the war.
Who is Italy?
This area between trenches earned this nickname due to its inaccessibility to all soldiers.
What was "no-man's land"?
This nation violated the sovereignty of Belgium.
Who is Germany?
One this date Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg, and her husband, Franz, were assassinated.
What is June 28?
Tsar Nicolas II ordered this sort of mobilization to show support for Serbia's cause.
What is partial mobilization?
These three nations comprised the Allied Powers.
Who are France, Great Britain, and Russia?
This radical Serbian group planned the assassination of the future leaders of the Habsburg Empire.
Who was the Black Hand?
The full mobilization of troops from this nation drew a declaration of war from Germany.
What is Russia?
On this date, Germany declared war on Russia.
What is August 1?
This type of fighting first came into existence during the Great War.
What is trench warfare?
This national leader gave a "blank check" of support to Austria-Hungary.
Who is Emperor William II of Germany?
This term applied to the reality that the Habsburg emperor ruled over both Austria and Hungary.
This national group represented the majority of people in the Habsburg empire.
Who are the Germans?
This nation, some have argued, joined the war in order to avoid being left out.
Who is Great Britain?
These two countries gave ultimatum to their antagonists as an effort to avoid war.
This nation had the nickname, "The Sick Man of Europe."
What was the Ottoman Empire?
The center of the Habsburg empire was this city, known for a great sausage.
What is Vienna?
This ethnic group comprised the majority of population in the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia.
Who are the Czechs?
The Schlieffen Plan called for a march across this country to not only foil the plans of attack for Russia but also Great Britain.
Who is Belgium?
At this battle, over 700,000 soldiers from both sides died.
The Battle of Verdun
For the very diverse Habsburg empire, modernization did not mean industrialization or democratization but this process that offset unification.
What is fragmentation?
This innovation wrecked havoc with both the eyes and lungs of soldiers in the trenches.
What is poison/mustard gas?
Historians note that these beliefs are held so dear by some that to question them is to be disloyal.
What are "vital lies"?