Key Figures & Events
The Franco-Prussian war took place in this year
When was 1870?
An agreement between two or more countries to support each other during war.
What are Alliances?
The End of World War 1 happened on this day
When was November 11th 1918?
At the start of the First World War, Germany hoped to avoid fighting on two fronts by knocking out France before turning to this country as their ally.
What is Russia?
This legislation was passed in 1898
What is the First German Naval Law?
These two nations decided to join forces for mutual protection.
What is Russia and France?
This country lost over 1.4 million soldiers
What is France?
This memorial, that honored the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in France was unveiled in 1936
What is the Vimy Memorial?
The Russo-Japanese War took place in which years?
When was 1904-1905?
A system where a powerful nation-state seizes or controls territories outside its own borders
What is imperialism?
This country lost 2 million soldiers
What is Germany?
The blind submission to authority and the repression of individual freedom of thought and action
What is authoritarianism?
This first crisis took place in 1905
What was the First Morocco Crisis?
Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Greece broke away from the Ottoman Empire and formed this alliance.
What is The Balkan League?
This country experienced a wave of immigration in the 1920s
What is France?
The Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was a joint operation between these two forces
What are British and French forces?
This war took place in 1912
What was the First Balkan War?
The opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods to achieve its goals
What is militarism?
The Treaty of Versailles post-war agreement included clauses designed to reduce Germany's power in these areas.
What is military, economic, and geopolitical?
These terms put altogether creates "MANIA"- an acronym.
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperials, Nationalism, and Assassination?