WORLD WAR ONE - THE BASICS

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When was the Triple Alliance formed?

20 May 1882

What was the Triple Alliance?

Alliance between Germany, Austro-Hungary

When was the Triple Entente formed?

31 May 1907

What was the Triple Entente?

Alliance between Britain, France and Russia

When was the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

28 June 1914

What happened during the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne by Gavrilo Princip who was a member of the Bosnian Black Hand Gang

When was the outbreak of World War 1?

28 June 1914

How many soldiers did the British army have at the start of the war?

250 000

When was the Christmas Day truce?

25 December 1914

What was the Christmas Day truce?

a series of unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914

When did Field Marshall Haig become leader of the British army?

early 1915

When did the British government introduce conscription?

March 2 1916

What is conscription?

compulsory military service

When was the Battle of the Somme?

1 July 1916

How many died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?

60 000

When did the Russian Revolution result in Russia surrendering to Germany?

3 March 1918

When did an armstice bring an end to the fighting in WWI?

11 November 1918

What is an armistice?

temperaory suspension of hostilities by agreement of warring parties

When was Germany forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

June 28 1919

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

a peace agreement that marked the end of World War One