Why did World War One start?

1. Why did World War One start? Revision of Long Term Causes

2. In the early 19th century Germany as a country did not exist. Instead there were a number of small German states.1.When did Germany unite into one country? • 1850 • 1871 • 1926 • 2005

3. In 1870, Prussia, (one of the German states), won a war against France.2.What land did Germany take from France as part of the war settlement? • Rhineland • Paris • Alsace and Lorraine • Birmingham

4. 3. How did the losing of land make the French feel? • Happy, as they did not like Alsatian dogs. • Very annoyed. They wanted revenge. • Very annoyed. These areas had been part of France for 200 years, and were rich in coal and iron ore, so were important for industry. • They did not care, as they liked the Germans.

5. 4.Which country was the most industrial in the middle of the 19th century? • Great Britain • France • China • Zambia

6. 5.Which countries were becoming the most industrial by the beginning of the 20th century? • Great Britain and France • China and Japan • Russia and Hungary • Germany and the U.S.A.

7. 6.After 1871 the German economy grew faster than that of Britain.As a result many people in Britain viewed Germany as: • Great at playing football • Producing the best goods in the world • An economic rival • A poor country full of peasants

8. 7. Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II? • French emperor • German emperor • King of Austria • King of Russia

9. 8. When he was a boy, what did Wilhelm II do during his holidays? • Visit Prussia and learnt how to sword fight. • Visit his cousin the Tsar of Russia, and swim in the Baltic Sea. • Visit his grandmother, Queen Victoria, at her home on the Isle of Wight, and play war games in a toy fort, with his cousin, George. • Stay at home and catch up with his schoolwork.

10. Britain and France had large empires.9. Which country was jealous? • Italy • Belgium • Austria • Germany

11. 10. Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance? • China, Germany and France • Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy • France, Russia and Belgium • Britain, France and Italy

12. 11. Which countries were part of the Triple Entente? • China, Germany and France • Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy • France, Russia and Britain • Britain, France and Italy

13. 12.How did France and Germany strengthen their armies? • Developed conscript armies, improved railways of transport of armies, and demand the latest military equipment as weapons technology improved. • Encourage mothers to produce more sons, and built more factories. • Make every man over the age of 25 join the army • Buy more soldiers and equipment from the U.S.A.

14. 13. What was the name of the new battleship that Britain built? • Enterprise • Dreadnought • Ark Royal • Fred

15. 14. What was the Naval Arms Race? • Race between Britain and France to see who could get the most rifles on ships. • Race between France and Russia to see who could control the most of the North Sea. • Britain and German both spending huge amounts of money on ship building programmes to try to out do each other. • Raft race between the Naval pub and the Royal Arms pub.

16. 15. Where were the Balkans? • Near Blackpool • Part of France • One of the German states • In eastern Europe, south of Austria-Hungary and West of Russia.

17. 16. Why was there tension in the Balkans? • Some countries got independence from the Turkish Empire, but some countries which wanted independence were still ruled by Austria. • Russia tried to take over the whole region. • Serbia had doubled in size. There were many Serbs living under Austrian rule in Bosnia, and Austria-Hungary was determined that Serbia would not acquire Bosnia. • Austria-Hungary wanted to take over both Serbia and Greece.

18. Why did World War One start? Answers

19. In the early 19th century Germany as a country did not exist. Instead there were a number of small German states.1.When did Germany unite into one country? • 1850 • 1871 • 1926 • 2005

20. In 1870, Prussia, (one of the German states), won a war against France.2.What land did Germany take from France as part of the war settlement? • Rhineland • Paris • Alsace and Lorraine • Birmingham

21. 3. How did the losing of land make the French feel? • Happy, as they did not like Alsatian dogs. • Very annoyed. They wanted revenge. • Very annoyed. These areas had been part of France for 200 years, and were rich in coal and iron ore, so were important for industry. • They did not care, as they liked the Germans.

22. 4.Which country was the most industrial in the middle of the 19th century? • Great Britain • France • China • Zambia

23. 5.Which countries were becoming the most industrial by the beginning of the 20th century? • Great Britain and France • China and Japan • Russia and Hungary • Germany and the U.S.A.

24. 6.After 1871 the German economy grew faster than that of Britain.As a result many people in Britain viewed Germany as: • Great at playing football • Producing the best goods in the world • An economic rival • A poor country full of peasants

25. 7. Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II? • French emperor • German emperor • King of Austria • King of Russia

26. 8. When he was a boy, what did Wilhelm II do during his holidays? • Visit Prussia and learnt how to sword fight. • Visit his cousin the Tsar of Russia, and swim in the Baltic Sea. • Visit his grandmother, Queen Victoria, at her home on the Isle of Wight, and play war games in a toy fort, with his cousin, George. • Stay at home and catch up with his schoolwork.

27. Britain and France had large empires.9. Which country was jealous? • Italy • Belgium • Austria • Germany

28. 10. Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance? • China, Germany and France • Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy • France, Russia and Belgium • Britain, France and Italy

29. 11. Which countries were part of the Triple Entente? • China, Germany and France • Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy • France, Russia and Britain • Britain, France and Italy

30. 12.How did France and Germany strengthen their armies? • Developed conscript armies, improved railways of transport of armies, and demand the latest military equipment as weapons technology improved. • Encourage mothers to produce more sons, and built more factories. • Make every man over the age of 25 join the army • Buy more soldiers and equipment from the U.S.A.

31. 13. What was the name of the new battleship that Britain built? • Enterprise • Dreadnought • Ark Royal • Fred

32. 14. What was the Naval Arms Race? • Race between Britain and France to see who could get the most rifles on ships. • Race between France and Russia to see who could control the most of the North Sea. • Britain and German both spending huge amounts of money on ship building programmes to try to out do each other. • Raft race between the Naval pub and the Royal Arms pub.

33. 15. Where were the Balkans? • Near Blackpool • Part of France • One of the German states • In eastern Europe, south of Austria-Hungary and West of Russia.

34. 16. Why was there tension in the Balkans? • Some countries got independence from the Turkish Empire, but some countries which wanted independence were still ruled by Austria. • Russia tried to take over the whole region. • Serbia had doubled in size. There were many Serbs living under Austrian rule in Bosnia, and Austria-Hungary was determined that Serbia would not acquire Bosnia. • Austria-Hungary wanted to take over both Serbia and Greece.