ww1

when did ww1 start

1914 to 1918

what is the remembrance phrase

lest we forget

what are the two names it was called

the war to end all wars and the Great War

long term cause

has been around /happening/going on for many years

short term

happened recently it is a spark or trigger that leads to a major event happening

germanys big state

Prussia

how many little states id Germany have

38

what year did Germany become modern Germany

1871

reich

empire (large collection of states)

kaiser

king

who was the kaiser

Wilhelm ii

who was the prime minister of Prussia

Otto was Bismarck

what is modern geremnay called

the second reich

what is the event of joining states called

the unification of Germany

who did Germany compete with for African colonies

Britain and France

when was kaiser willhelm born

1859

what was he embarrassed about

he had a withered left ark

what did he do/make people do because he was embarrassed of his arm

he hid hid arm behind his back in photos and expected people to hide their left arm too

when did will helm come into power

1888

how old was kaiser when he came into power

29

what were large empires good for

trade and status

what is the period of imperialism

attempt to create empire

what did Britain call its empire

the empire which the sun never sets

what year did the weltpolictik happen

1897

what was the order of empires

britain,france ,Germany, Austria Hungary ,Russia

what is conscription

it is when all boys over the age of 18 have to serve in the armies or the navy for at least a year

how much bigger did militaries grow

up to 300%

whos army was the best trained and equipped

Britains

what did Britain spend most of their money on

the navy

why did Britain need their navy to be strong

because they are an island no one can get in from a different land they have to come from the water

what ship did Britain make

HMS dreadnought

who were the triple entente

britain France Russia

who were the triple alliance

germany austria Hungary italy

what was the arms race

European powers started developing the best weapons and strongest armies and navies

army

military power on land

navy

military power at sea/ocean

what is an alliance

when countries or forces join together to protect eachother its a promise of cooperation

why do countries form alliances

more resources less enemies more power more protection

nationalism

the desire to be ruled by someone from your country

why did Russia want to expand

the get access to the warm water ports

what year di Bosnia lose independence

1908

what day did the assassination take place

28 June 1914

where did the assignation take place

Sarajevo bosnia

what was the name of the secret society

the blackheads

who was the assassin

gavrillo princip

who declared war

austria Hungary on Serbia and Russia

trench warfare

trench warfare was a method of fighting where mines fought from and defended their territories using a using a system of dug out ditches

suffragette

a woman seeking the right to vote through organiste protest

feminism

the belief that woman are and should be treated as potential intelegtial and socially equal to men

suffrage

the right to vote

suffragette movement

woman fighting for their right to vote