Starter quiz
- Which of the following countries was formed in 1871?
- Austria
- Britain
- Germany ✓
- Russia
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- Match each key word to the correct definition.
- alliance⇔relationship between two (or more) countries ✓
- nationalism⇔the support for the political independence of a country ✓
- assassination⇔to murder an important person for a political reason ✓
- ultimatum⇔a final demand which could result in retaliation ✓
- Which three of the following nations were part of the Triple Alliance?
- Austria-Hungary ✓
- Britain
- France
- Germany ✓
- Italy ✓
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- Which three of the following nations were part of the Triple Entente?
- Austria-Hungary
- Britain ✓
- France ✓
- Germany
- Russia ✓
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- Which one of the following statements best explains how large wars break out?
- One country declares war on several countries.
- War breaks out between two countries, and other countries defend their allies. ✓
- Several countries agree to declare war on another large group of countries.
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- Which three of the following were a cause of tension across Europe from 1871-1914?
- formation of the Triple Alliance ✓
- Prussia was a large German state
- formation of the Triple Entente ✓
- Germany expanded their military ✓
- German states were mostly agricultural in 1870
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Exit quiz
- When were the Balkan wars?
- 1871-1905
- 1912-1913 ✓
- 1915
- 1914-1918
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- Match each key word to the correct definition
- ultimatum⇔a final demand which could result in retaliation ✓
- mobilise⇔to prepare an army for war ✓
- nationalism⇔the support for the political independence of a country ✓
- Who was assassinated on 28th June 1914?
- Gavrilo Princip
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand ✓
- Kaiser Wilhelm II
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened.
- 1⇔The Balkan Wars end, Serbia emerges as independent nation
- 2⇔Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated
- 3⇔Serbia rejects Austria-Hungary's ultimatum, and war is declared on Serbia
- 4⇔Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary
- 5⇔Germany declares war on Russia
- 6⇔France declares war on Germany
- 7⇔Germany prepares to launch the Schlieffen Plan
- Complete this sentence by typing in the missing word. Austria-Hungary blamed the nation of __________ for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
- 'Serbia' ✓
- Which three of the following are reasons why the Schlieffen Plan failed?
- Russia mobilised quicker than expected ✓
- Britain joined the war to defend Belgium ✓
- Austria-Hungary issued Serbia an ultimatum
- Germany marched through Belgium, a neutral country ✓
- Germany declared war on Russia
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Key learning points
- Tensions rose in the Balkans due to the rise of nationalist movements and opposition to Austrian influence.
- The trigger for war was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serbia.
- German-supported Austria declared war on Serbia, supported by Russia.
- The system of alliances caused Germany and Russia to declare war, dragging other powers into the conflict.
- The failure of Germany's Schlieffen Plan, which assumed British neutrality, contributed to the outbreak of a global war.
Common misconception
That the assassination of Ferdinand led to the inevitable, immediate outbreak of a global war
The outbreak of the war was the result of a series of context-dependent events, including the Austrian ultimatum and the Schlieffen Plan
Keywords
Nationalism - nationalism is the support for the political independence of a country
Assassinate - to assassinate someone is to murder an important person for a political or religious reason
Ultimatum - an ultimatum is a final demand which, if denied, will result in some form of retaliation
Mobilise - to mobilise is to prepare an army for war
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