Triple Entente (Allies)
Which member of the Triple Entente was located to the west of Germany?
France
Who were the two primary countries in the Central Powers?
Germany and Austria-Hungary?
Plan XVII (17)
What colors were the French infantry wearing when they marched off to war?
Red and blue
What type of artillery did the French focus on before World War I?
Light and Mobile Artillery
Which member of the Triple Entente was located east of Germany?
Russia
Who was the German Emperor during the war?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What was the German war plan called?
The Schlieffen Plan
What color were the Germans wearing?
Grey, Field Grey, feldgrau
What class of battleship revolutionized naval warfare?
The Dreadnought Class
Which country's perpetual neutrality was guaranteed by Great Britain?
Belgium
Who was the Austro-Hungarian Emperor when the war began?
Franz Josef I
Why couldn't Germany attack France directly?
Because of the fortified frontier
What color were the British uniforms?
Khaki
Which country had been formally annexed by Austria Hungary in 1908?
Bosnia
What form of support would the British primarily be able to provide for the first part of the war?
Naval Power
What did German military leaders believe needed to be done to France before Germany could be secure?
France needed to be permanently crippled or destroyed
What was the Russian mobilization plan called?
Plan 19
Which army wore the leather caps with spikes?
The Germans
Which "Great Power" was known as the Sick Man of Europe?
The Ottoman Empire
Of the three members of the Triple Entente, which country was the last to join?
Great Britain
In what country, building, and room was the Unification of Germany declared?
France, Palace of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors
What were French generals counting on to even the scales between them and Germany?
Guts (Cran) and The Spirit of the Offensive
Which members of the British Empire went off to fight the war in kilts?
The Scottish Highlanders
What was the one lesson European generals believed they had leaned since the last great war? (It can be summarized by the quote from the Confederate General)
"Get there the firstest, with the mostest"