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The heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, whose assassination was the spark that started WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Nationalists from this country were responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is Serbia?
The first country to declare war.
What is Austria-Hungary?
Germany gained a large national debt by building up this part of its military.
What is the navy?
The strongest German state that continued to dominate politics after unification?
What is Prussia?
The first Chancellor of Germany, who was responsible for crafting several alliances and implementing the first progressive reforms.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
The country that most strongly wanted revenge against Germany.
What is France?
The two countries Germany declares war on, putting Germany in the position of fighting a two-front war.
What are Russia and Germany?
The term for the Balkans due to its political instability and growing nationalism of the countries and territories in the region.
What is the powder keg of Europe?
Name of Britain's foreign policy that kept them out of most conflicts in the 19th century.
What is splendid isolationism?
The Emperor of Germany, who wanted to establish Germany as a Great Power by increasing the military.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
The country in which the SPD, or the Social Democratic Party, began to gain power and threaten the Junkers.
What is Germany?
The name of the plan in which Germany invades Belgium to get to France.
What is Schlieffen Plan?
The name of this popular song, with these lyrics: "The nations not so blessed as thee/Must, in their turn, to tyrants fall/While thou shall flourish great and free/The dread and envy of them all".
What is Rule, Britannia!?
The number of German towns that had a population over 100,000 by 1910.
What is 48?
The Emperor of Russia, who sent several telegrams to his cousin, the Kaiser of Germany, on the eve of the war.
Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
The country that decided to remain neutral at the start of the war, despite having an alliance with two of the involved parties.
What is Italy?
The country that decided to declare war on Germany as a result of the Schlieffen Plan.
What is Great Britain?
The name of the nationalist terrorist group who assassinated the Archduke.
The Black Hand
The city where the Archduke was assassinated.
What is Sarajevo?
The nineteen-year-old Serbian nationalist responsible for assassinating the Archduke.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
The country that dealt with multiple revolts due to poor working and living conditions for the working and lower classes.
What is Russia?
This term was used to describe the support Germany agreed to give to Austria-Hungary against Serbia.
What is blank check?
Name of the territory that France would love to regain from Germany after they took it in the Franco-Prussian War.
What is Alsace-Lorainne?
The German Chancellor at the beginning of WWI.
Who is Theobald von Bethman Hollweg?