The year that Rasputin was murdered.
1916.
This plan involved violating Belgium neutrality to outflank France to the North.
Schlieffen Plan
Name any four countries in the Balkans, as of June 1914.
- Greece
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
- Romania
- Albania
- Montenegro
- Greece
Name the 'friendly understanding' held between these two countries.
The Entente Cordial.
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian New Zealand Army Corps.
What date did Lenin make his return from exile in Switzerland to deliver his speech on 'Peace, Land & Bread'?
17th of April, 1917
What was the 'encirclement theory'?
Germany feared that in the event of war, the country would be surrounded by aggressive countries and have to fight on both fronts.
What was the name of the assassination group that shot the Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand?
The Black Hand
What agreement did Britain sign with Belgium in 1908?
The Treaty of London.
It secured Belgium neutrality.
True or false: New Zealand was the first country to capture German territory at the outbreak of World War One.
True. We invaded German Samoa with 1400 troops on August 29th, 1914.
What was the name of Nicholas II's son?
Alexi Romanov
Who was the German General Chief of Staff in June, 1914.
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger.
What was the nickname of the Serbian Chief of Intelligence?
"Apis" or "The Bee"
Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijevic
How many frenchmen does it take to change a lightbulb?
Just one to hold it in place while the rest of Europe runs circles around it.
Who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand during World War One?
William Massey.
What was the name of the Peace Treaty that withdrew Russia for World War One?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1917)
How many Germany does it take to change a lightbulb?
NEIN !
Who was the Prime Minister of Serbia during the July Crisis?
Prime Minister Nikola Pasic.
Who was the King of England during World War One?
George V
On what beach did the ANZAC troops initially land in Gallipoli?
Ari Burnu (ANZAC Cove)
"Joseph Stalin" was not his real name, but a fake name created to hide from the Okhrana. What is Stalin's birth name?
Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili.
Who was the German Chancellor during the July Crisis?
Chancellor Bethmann
What year did the Slavic people finally establish Yugoslavia as a united nation?
December 1st, 1918.
Who was the French Commander-in-Chief during World War One?
Joseph Joffre.
Name any New Zealander who has won the Victoria Cross in war.