Causes of WWI
What country wanted revenge for land taken by Germany?
France
Who was assassinated in 1914?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which two countries were allied with Germany?
Austria-Hungary (and later Ottoman Empire)
What separated opposing trenches?
No Man’s Land
What gas was used as a weapon?
Chlorine gas
Which country was building a navy that worried Britain?
Germany
Where did the assassination take place?
Sarajevo
Which country supported Serbia?
Russia
What weapon caused massive casualties during attacks?
Machine guns
What ship sinking influenced US opinion?
Lusitania
What group in Austria-Hungary wanted independence?
Serbs/Bosnians
Why was his death so significant?
Triggered chain reaction of war declarations
What was Germany’s plan to avoid a two-front war?
Defeat France quickly before Russia was ready
What mental condition affected soldiers from bombardment?
Shell shock (PTSD)
What new weapon did Britain first use at the Somme?
Tanks
Which country supported independence movements in Eastern Europe?
Russia
What mistake led to the assassination succeeding?
Driver took a wrong turn
Through which neutral country did Germany invade France?
Belgium
Why was trench warfare a stalemate?
Neither side could advance without huge losses
Which empire joined the Central Powers in the Middle East?
Ottoman Empire
Why were countries more willing to go to war in 1914?
New military technology/ rising tensions/ Nationalism (MAIN)
Why did Austria-Hungary blame Serbia?
They believed the Serbian government supported the assassins
Why did Britain enter the war?
Germany invaded neutral Belgium
List two conditions soldiers faced in trenches
Mud, rats, disease, corpses, poison water
Why was Britain afraid of the Ottomans joining the war, and how did they oppose it?
1. The Middle East was where they got their oil from and the Ottomans threatened it
2. They allied with the local Indigenous populations to raid Ottoman/ German supplies and positions