Causes
The Schliffen Plan was supposed to prevent
A war on two fronts
The area in the middle of the trenches
No Man's Land
The first battle of the Eastern Front
The Battle of Tannenberg
Vladimir Lenin
Which of the WW1 nations had the newest empire?
Germany
The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary and ____________
The Ottoman Empire
What specific weapon completely changed warfare in WW1?
The Machine Gun
The Eastern Front stretched from __________ to __________
The Baltic Sea to the Black Sea
What was the Tsar Nicholas' son called?
Alexei
How did Imperialism contribute to the beginning of WW1?
It made of the colonial nations competitors for resources
Who Killed Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
Britain and Germany had a race to _________
The Sea
What was very uncommon on the Eastern Front
Trench Warfare
Who were the White Russians?
When did Britain take direct control of India (From the East India Company)
1858
What country did Britain enter the war to defend?
Belgium
What was the first battle in which trench warfare was used?
The first battle of Ypres
Give two reasons the Russian army did so badly in WW1
_________________
When did the Russian Civil War Start
1921
How was Imperialism different from Mercantalism?
Imperialism was about extracting resources from other nations not trade
How long did it take Russia to mobilise?
Two Weeks
The first battle fought on the Western Front
Battle of Mons
How many soldiers were killed in the Battle of Tanenberg?
200,000
The name of the treaty ending Russia's participation in WW1
Brest-Litovsk
Name one of the main parts of Africa that were colonised by Germany?
Namibia, Tanzania, Rwanda