Who were the two countries that wanted the largest army and navy causing defence spending to shoot in the sky
Germany and Britain
What alliances were formed in the lead up to WWI? And who were its member countries?
Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia
Triple Alliance: Astria Hungary, Italy, Germany
What method was used to have people join the war effort?
Propaganda
Why did Germany want to expand and used the policy of Weltpolitik
To rival Britain and France in size of the territory
Who got killed so that the war would start
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who in Germany was in charge of the navel race and wanted a bigger navy?
Kaiser Wilhelm
When was the Alliance between Germany, Austria - Hungary, and Italy singed?
1882
What country strongly supported Nationalism?
Serbia
What country did germy try to invade using Weltpolitk?
Marocco
Were did the Assassination happen?
Sarajevo
What countries dubbed their armies between the years 1870 and 1914?
France and Germany
What was the purpose of of the Triple Entente
to counter Germany
What group spread the most propaganda for the War
Governments
What did the Moroccan crisis lead to?
Tensions between Germany and France.
From what country was the guy who killed the Archduke?
Bosnia
Where was the Dreadnought from and why did it cause so much trouble?
It was from Britain and cause the trouble because the Germans wanted to be better at see then the British and therefore came up with their own battleship soon after
What was the dual alliance and who was in it?
An alliance between Germany and Austria- Hungary to protect themselves fromRussia. Singed 1879
Why did Austria Hungary struggle with Nationalism?
Because the regions such as Serbia and Bosnia that were slavic wanted independence from Austria Hungary
Why did Germany feel the need to start gaining land els where in the world?
To be able to compete with France and Britain in the scramble for land.
Why did his death lead to the beginning of the War?
Because of the alliance with the other countries and Germany declaring war on Russia.
Who introduce the plan the go through Belgium to attack France?
Von Schlieffen
What was the chain reaction of Germany declaring war on Russia?
that all the countries in the alliances were now at war with one another.
What is Pan- Slavism?
the goal to unite all the Slavic People under one nation.
What was the economic imperial rivalry?
The concept of the economic competition for resources, with the effect of increasing tensions among European powers.
what was the name of the nationalist group that killed him?