History EOY Revision Flashcards

Flashcards for World War I, the British Empire, and Nazi Germany history review.

The Black Hand

Serbian terrorist group formed in 1911

Trigger of WWI

Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination

July 5th: Beginning of 'July Crisis'

Austria-Hungary asks Germany for support against Serbia.

July 23rd: 'July Crisis'

Austria-Hungary issues a 48-hour ultimatum to Serbia.

August 1st

Germany declares war on Serbia and Russia.

August 3rd

Germany declares war on France, Schlieffen Plan.

August 4th

Germany invades Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany.

East India Company (from 1757)

Britain increased its control of India through this company.

British Raj (from 1858)

The period when the British government directly ruled India.

Maratha Empire

A collection of affiliated kingdoms which ruled over a significant part of central India.

Kandyan Wars (1796 - 1818)

The EIC gained control of Sri Lanka during these wars.

Tipu Sultan of Mysore

Indian ruler who built trading relations with the French and Ottoman Empire.

Rani Laxmibai

Queen of Jhansi who led forces in the 1857 rebellion.

Sikh Empire, Punjab

The EIC gained control over this empire after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839.

Fuhrer

Belief in a single leader

Jews

Inferior to the Aryan race

Road building

Main projects were to build 7000 km of motorways

Teenage children from mixed relationships

Forcibly sterilised

Homosexual Germans

Reducing the country’s birth rate

People with disabilities

Threat as when they have children, their disabilities would be passed on to the following generations

1857

The Indian rebellion

4th August

Germany invades Belgium to get to France

Ultimatum

A demand that if rejected will bring about an end of talks and could lead to forceful action

Imperialism

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonisation

Unconditional

With no limits in any way - without restriction by conditions or qualifications

Battle of Palashi

The EIC army won and looted vast sums.

Militarism

The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests