World War I

Kaiser Wilhelm

The last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling from 1888 until his abdication in 1918 at the end of World War I.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The 55-year-old heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and Inspector-General of the Austro-Hungarian army.

Gavrilo Princip

A Bosnian Serb who was part of the Black Hand, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg.

Sir John Monash

An Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War.

The Black Hand

A Serbian nationalist group that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Triple Alliance

Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

Triple Entente

Alliance between France, Russia, and Britain.

Militarism

The belief that a country should maintain a strong military and be ready to use it to defend or promote national interests.

Nationalism

The belief that your nation (meaning a group of people with a shared culture, language, or history) is unique and important.

Imperialism

When a powerful country takes control of lands or people outside its own borders, often by force.

Western Front

Most renowned and deadliest battleground of the war.

Trench Warfare

AIF Gallipoli