Empires
This Empire spanned a quarter of the globe.
What is the British Empire?
Britain, France, and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente?
The assassination took place in this city.
What is Sarajevo?
This Plan relied on a swift defeat of France and a slow Russian mobilisation.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
"Keep the right wing strong".
Who is Count von Schlieffen?
This Empire was looking to expand its influence in the Balkans.
What is the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
What is the Triple Alliance?
It was this man who assassinated the Archduke.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
The first Great Power to declare war on another Great Power.
What is Russia?
"Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Stay alive for the children."
Who is Franz Ferdinand.
The size of this Empire was one of the many reasons for why its Emperor faced difficulties throughout his reign.
What is the Russian Empire?
Perhaps not quite an alliance, it was Britain's commitment to protect this country's neutrality that caused it to declare war on Germany in 1914.
What is Belgium?
The assassination was supported by this colourful Serb nationalist organisation.
What is the Black Hand?
The last Great Power from either alliance group to enter the war.
What is Britain?
"I am a Slav nationalist, aiming for the unification of all Slavs, and I do not care what form of state, but it must be free from Austria."
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This 'new kid on the block' was looking to build an Empire and gain its "place in the sun".
What is the German Empire?
Soon after World War I started, this nation switched its allegiance to a different alliance.
What is Italy?
This belief that the Slavic peoples should unit and have their own nation was a motivating factor behind the assassination.
What is pan-Slavism?
Serbia was given this much time to respond to Austria-Hungary's ultimatum.
What is 48 hours?
"In spite of the fact that we have no such fleet as we should have, we have conquered for ourselves a place in the sun."
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
This Empire, which ruled over the Middle East, was known as "the sick man of Europe".
What is the Ottoman Empire?
After WWI started, this late-comer joined the Triple Alliance. Turns out it picked the wrong team - whoops!
What is Turkey or the Ottoman Empire?
Austria-Hungary's annexation of these countries had aggravated and radicalised many Slav nationalists, leading to the assassination.
Bosnia and Hercegovina.
The term used to describe Germany's unconditional offer of support to Austria-Hungary in its dealings with Serbia.
What is a blank cheque?
"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia."
Who Bismarck?