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100

He was the Arch Duke of Austria in 1914

Who is Franz Ferdinand

100

Triple Entente

Russia, G.B., France

100

Belgium shares a border with this Triple Entente member.

France

100

The plan designed by Germany to avoid a war on two fronts

Shlieffen Plan

100

Dates of WWI (from the first declaration of war to Armistice)

1914-1918

200

He was a member of the Black Hand who was imprisoned at the age of 19 and later died of Tuberculosis.

Gavrillo Princip

200

Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

200

The Adriatic Sea touches this member of the Triple Alliance

Italy

200

Germany anticipated this amount of time for Russia to mobilize their army and head west.

6 weeks

200

The first version of the Schlieffen Plan was developed in this year.

1903

300

He created a military plan in 1903 Germany designed to keep Germany out of a two-front war.

Alfred Von Schlieffen

300

Although not a direct ally to Belgium, this country came to Belgium's defence in August of 1914.

Great-Britain

300

This country, which borders Montenegro because part of the Austria-Hungary Empire when the Ottoman empire weakened.

Bosnia

300

It was important to keep this country out of the war in order to become a supply route if necessary for the Germans.

Netherlands

300

The Arch Duke of Austria was assassinated on this date in 1914.

June 28

400

Helmulth Von Moltke did this.

Took the Netherlands out of the Schlieffen Plan

400

The alliances of 1871, 1881 and 1882 were formed to protect its members from this country.

Russia

400

This neutral country is surrounded by 4 countries which make up the main alliances in the war.

Switzerland

400

This is one of the places in Belgium where the German's met un anticipated resistance.

Liege or Mons

400
This was granted to Belgium by G.B. in 1839.

Neutrality

500

He comissioned the General of the Imperial Army to develop a military strategy in 1903.

Wilhelm II

500
These two countries were part of the Dual Alliance.

Germany, Austria-Hungary

500

Prussia was essentially Germany and this country.

Poland

500

Because of an ongoing dispute in this border region, German troops did not opt to pass directly across the French/German border.

Alsace-Lorraine

500

Canada was introduced to the possibility of going to war on this date.

August 4, 1914