Great Powers
Which great power had the largest of all overseas empires?
Great Britain
In which year was the Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary signed?
1879
Which country ordered the building of 100 new warships in 1900?
Germany
What was the name of the plan that Germany made in 1905 which aimed to avoid a war on two fronts?
The Schlieffen Plan
What was the name of the crisis in 1905 in which Britain and France stood firm against Germany?
Which great power was new to the scene and had ambitions to become a leading world power?
Germany
Which alliance was signed in 1882 which included Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary?
The Triple Alliance
What was the name of the famous battleship that Great Britain launched in 1905?
HMS Dreadnought
In the event of war, which country was to be attacked first according to the Schlieffen Plan?
France
Which conference decided that France could have special rights in Morocco and was a great disappointment to Germany?
The Algeciras Conference
Which great power had an enormous empire of many peoples, including Poles, Finns, etc.
Russia
Which country signed an alliance with France in 1892?
Russia
What did the launching of HMS Dreadnought start in 1906 between Great Britain and Germany?
a naval race
What was the name of the plan which France made in 1913 which would lead to an all-out attack on Alsace and Lorraine, territories which France had lost in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)?
Plan Seventeen
In which year was the Algeciras Conference signed?
1906
Which great power was a 'patchwork' empire of many discontented races ruled by Emperor Franz Joseph?
Austria-Hungary
What was the name of alliance signed between France and Great Britain in 1904?
Entente Cordiale
What theory did Germany follow which required a large enough navy to force Great Britain's navy to stay in port rather than being badly damaged in a battle?
What did British War Minister, Richard Haldane, form in 1906 whose task would be to travel to France as soon as war as declared?
The Expeditionary Force
Which crisis in 1911 almost started a war when a German warship was sent to Morocco?
The Agadir Crisis
Which great power was a republic with a large overseas empire?
France
Which countries made up the Triple Entente, completed in 1907?
Russia, Great Britain and France
What did British naval chiefs decide, which would make the royal navy equal in size to the two strongest navies in the rest of Europe put together?
the two-power standard
What did British War Minister, Richard Haldane, create in 1906 which was made up of volunteers to support an expeditionary force?
The Territorial Army
Where did Great Britain have a naval base which it feared was under threat during the Agadir Crisis of 1911?
Gibraltar