German pre-war military plan to avoid a two-front war by invading France through Belgium followed by an attack on Russia.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
100
Austrian Archduke assassinated on June 28, 1914 leading to the July Crisis
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
100
One of the biggest battles of World War 1, in which the allies attacked the germans on the western front in 1916 and engaged in a battle of attrition for half a year. the battle ended in a stalemate with more than 650.000 casualties on both sides
What is the Battle of the Somme
100
Pre-WWI alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
What was the Triple Alliance?
200
German promise of support to Austria-Hungary should they be attacked by Russia following an Austrian attack on Serbia
What is the Blank Check?
200
Name given to the continuous series of flanking movement by Germans and British in October and November 1914; resulted in a continuous line of trenches from the Marne to the English Channel.
What was the Race to the sea?
200
the name of the German Emperor
Who was Kaizer Wilhelm the II
200
A poorly planned and badly executed Allied campaign to capture a Turkish peninsula during 1915 in World War I. Intended to open up a sea lane to the Russians through the Black Sea, the attempt failed with more than 50 percent casualties on both sides.
What was the battle of Gallipoli?
200
WWI alliance between France, Russia and Great Britain
What was the Triple Entente?
300
peace treaty signed on 3 March 1918 between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I.
What was the treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
300
A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses.
What is a War of Attrition?
300
Historian who emphasizes Germany's responsibility for the war.
Whos is Fisher (the Fisher thesis) or Sir Max Hastings
300
The battle in which the British suffered the biggest loss of soldiers on a single day in British history. more than 60.000 troops lost their lived on the first day of the battle.
What is the battle of the Somme?
300
the four countries that together were called the central powers.
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire?
400
the peace treaty between the allies and Austria
What is the treaty of St. Germain?
400
artillery strategy that involves artillery fire moving forward in stages just ahead of the advancing infantry.
What is creeping barrage?
400
German historian who represent the calculated risk theory (one name is enough)
Who are Erdmann and Zechlin?
400
The last big german offensive on the Western Front in 1918.
What was the Ludendorff offensive?
400
the friendly agreement signed by Great Britain and france in 1904.
What is the Entente Cordiale?
500
the treaty in which Italy was promised substantial territories if they joined the allies in the war against the central powers.
What was the Treaty of London?
500
german military tactic consisting of hurricane barrage and storm troopers.
What is infiltration tactics?
500
Serb-nationalist assassin of Franz Ferdinand
Who was Gavrilo Princip?
500
August 1914, major battle at beginning of WW1, in which Germany beat entire Russian Second Army and about 100k soldiers taken prisoner.
What was the Battle at Tannenberg?
500
the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary signed in 1878