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What does the M stand for?
Militarism
100
What does a A mean?
Alliances
100
What two things can I represent?
Imperialism and Industrialization
100
What does N stand for?
Nationalism
100
Name the concept of unifying all slavs under one rule.
Panslavism
200
What was the name of the battleship launched by Britain in 1906?
Dreadnought
200
Which countries formed the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy
200
Why were the Balkans relevant?
They were part of the Ottoman Empire (Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia) and were well-positioned for trade. Whoever won the Balkans over would have a stronger Empire.
200
Define the concept of nationalism.
Devotion and loyalty to one's own nation.
200
How did the Franco-Prussian war affect the alliances?
France was quick to form an alliance with Russia as it wanted to take revenge on Germany for the embarrassing defeat it suffered in this conflict.
300
Explain the Kaiser's failure in Morocco by commenting on his motive and two courses of action taken to achieve his goal.
Motive: to test alliance between France and Britain Example 1: 1905 offers help to Sultan of Morocco against France Example 2: the Panther (gunboat sent to eastern Mediterranean)
300
Which countries formed the Triple Entente? Why didn't Britain form an alliance with Germany at that time?
France, Russia and Britain, who didn't form an alliance with Germany as family ties and loyalty were broken following Bismark's dismissal as well as their naval fued.
300
In which way was Austria-Hungary an Imperial Power? How was Serbia a threat?
Austria-Hungary was expanding towards The Balkans and in 1908 it took over Bosnia. Serbia's plan to unite all Slavs under one rule implied independence, which it had reached by then, and making all the Slavs within other countries join them.
300
What was Germany's belief regarding war?
War was good for nations. It ruled under the concept of "blood and iron"
300
Who was the last to declare war?
Britain on Germany, 4 August 1914.
400
Explain the phrase "we want eight and we won't wait"
1908 after Germany announced its participation in naval rivalry against Britain, British crowds would sing this to cheer its nation on.
400
Explain why Russia and Austria Hungary could not be allies.
They were fighting against each other for the Balkans. Russia gave its support to Serbia against Austria-Hungary.
400
What was the pig war?
The conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia where the former closed imports of pork coming from Serbia both in AH as well as in Bosnia to make Serbia surrender and accept AH's control over Bosnia.
400
Nationalism is said to be the trigger of the conflict. Why?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
400
Why was Bismarck dismissed?
The Kaiser thought he was too cautious with foreign affairs and wanted war.
500
Comment on the military preparation of the Central Powers as opposed to the Triple Entente
Central Powers: Germany had over 2 million well-equipped and disciplined soldiers. AH had 1 million and nationality issues. Italy was unprepared. Triple Entente: Britain has 600.000 well-trained troops; Russia over 3 million and France another 2 million.
500
Why did Germany declare war on Russia?
Because Russia had begun to mobilise in favour of Serbia and Germany was afraid it wouldn't be as ready.
500
"It was the workshop of the world": Which country does this phrase apply to? What else did it excel at?
Britain. Its industrial goods were traded all over the world and it also had the largest merchant fleet.
500
How was The Black Hand constituted?
It was a secret society made up of Slavs looking to become a nation and fighting against imperial powers such as AH for independence.
500
Name 5 clauses of the Ultimatum issued by Austria-Hungary to Serbia.
1. No more terrorist groups. 2. No more publications against AH. 3. No trafficking of weapons to Bosnia. 4. Dismiss all anti-AH civil servants. 5. Arrest 2 officers who had helped in the assassination. 6. Stop anti AH lessons at schools. 7. Accept all abovementioned points without delay.