Militarism
A naval arms race occurred between which two countries?
Germany and Great Britain
These three countries make up the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Despite not having a formal alliance, Russia offers support to this Balkan country
Serbia
Scramble for Africa
This event "sparked" the events of the July Crisis and is commonly know as the immediate cause of the war
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany tried to prevent an alliance between France and Russia to avoid this term.
Encirclement/ two-front war
These countries make up the Entente Cordiale
Great Britain and France
This country's nationalistic aims center on its naval supremacy and large colonial land holdings. The saying goes, "the sun never sets on the _______ Empire".
Great Britian
In 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed this country which resulted in a hostile situation between Austria-Hungary, Serbia, and Russia.
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Germany ordered this country to halt mobilization on July 31, 1914
Russia
This military plan was created to combat a simultaneous French-Russian attack.
Schlieffen Plan
This was the name of the alliance Russia formed with France to protect itself against Germany and Austria-Hungary; France also sought an ally against Germany.
Franco-Russian Alliance
This country's nationalistic aims center around seeking revenge against Germany and gaining back the territory of Alsace-Lorraine.
France
This event focused on a dispute between Germany and France in 1905 when the Kaiser arrived in Tangiers to declare his support to the sultan
First Moroccan Crisis
Austria issues this to Serbia 4 weeks after the assassination of the Archduke
(Austrian) ultimatum
A British battleship launched in 1906 that made all previous vessels obsolete
Dreadnought
Britain held up this agreement and declared war on Germany when they invaded Belgium
Treaty of London (1839)
The aim of this policy was to turn German into a global power. It centered on imperialist foreign policy under Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Weltpolitik
The last Kaiser of Germany; extremely passionate about German militarism and imperialism
Wilhelm II
This country was the first to declare war on another country in July 1914
Austria-Hungary
This 1911 event centered around the Germans deploying a gunboat Panther to Agadir.
Second Moroccan Crisis
This country joins the war in 1915 on the opposite side of her prewar alliances
Italy
This country's nationalistic aims centered around gaining more territory to form a united country. They focus on exploiting the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
Serbia
This event stripped the Ottoman Empire of almost all of its remaining territory
Balkan Wars
Germany issues this to Austria-Hungary following the assassination of the Archduke
Blank Cheque