Causes
This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which European leader felt inferior to his cousins, and wanted to compensate this by building a large navy/army?
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II
The failure in the schlieffen plan resulted in Germany having to
Fight a two front war (Eastern and Western)
Leaving the trenches and going into open battle.
What is going "over the top"
First name for the alliance between France, Britain and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente
After the assassination in Sarajevo, Austria Hungray issued Serbia a list of demands.
What is an ultimatum?
Stalemate was primarly caused by what type of battle strategy?
What is Trench Warfare.
This battle takes 9 months, nothing is gained, and the Allies eventually retreat
What is the Battle of Gallipoli
Deadlock- when neither side can advance
Russias greatest strength in WW1 was
The size of its army (~15 million men)
Wearing your enemy down
War of attrition
This telegram sent from Germany to Mexico claimed to help Mexico acquire land that had been lost to the United States if they joined the Great War on the side of the Central Powers.
The Zimmerman Telegram
an agreement between countries to support and defend each other.
What is an alliance?
In 1911, the Germans sent a gunboat known as ________ to the Moroccan port of Agadir. This resulted in France securing control over Morocco and Germany gaining small colonial holdings in the Congo.
Russia eventually capitulates in 1917 due to
The Russian Revolution
This is the territory that Germany had won from France during the Franco-Prussian war. It was a source of contention between these two powers.
What is Alsace and Lorraine
In this conflict, Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria team up to oust this empire out of the Balkans in 1912.
The Ottoman Empire
The Battle of Gallipoli was fought primary to... (give me two reasons)
Open up a new front & create a trade route with Russia through the black sea.
a naval strategy where submarines sink merchant ships and civilian vessels without warning.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This plan was a failure only in its execution, as the military leaders instead of retreating decided to launch a counter attack.
What is the schlieffen plan
Who are the ANZAC forces that fought in the Gallipoli Campaign?
Australia and New Zealand Army