1. Who was assassinated in Sarajevo to begin World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand 2. Why did the assassination lead to war?
all the alliances were brought in to the war 3. Who was involved in the Triple Alliance? Triple Entente?
the aliance:germany, austria-hungry, and italy, Triple entente:britan france and russia 4. What groups were fighting in the Balkans between 1908 and 1913?
Turks, Serbs, Rumanians, and Greeks 5. How was industrialization a cause of internal strife?
the need for resources created rivalries. 6. Why was the Archduke Assassinated?
Some serbians were angry 7. How did Austria-Hungary respond to the assassination?
They declared war 8. Explain what Germany's "blank check" means.
The germany would use all recourses to help austria-hungry 9. Whose side was Russia on and when did they mobilize for war?
allies, when Austria-hungry declared war on serbia 10. What was the Schlieffen Plan and which country used it?
Germans plan, to destroy france first, then russia 11. What was Belgium's stance in the war?
they were neutral 12. When were all major European Nations finally involved? (date and year).
august 4th 1894
Assignment 5.3:
1. Who was the first to dig trenches in the war? the Germans 2. Why were two sides dug?
so they couldn't counter attack 3. What were some of the problems associated with trench warfare?
trench foot, can't move any were, gas canisters
4. At their longest point, how far did the trenches stretch?
400 miles
5. Which front were the trenches fought on?
the western front
6. Explain the processing of "revetting" the trenches. Why did they do this?
to make them more stable
7. Explain the difference between a frontline and a support line.
the support line are behind the front-line
8. What was "no man's land"?
the place in between each trench
9. What is trench foot?
a disease that rotted your foot
10. How did troops deal with a gas attack?
they left the premises or put on gas-masks
11. What was the overall goal of the Germans in this battle.
Paris
12. What caused the fortune of the French to change in this Battle?
the exhaustion of the germans
13. Which city was saved and how far back were the Germans pushed?
Paris
14. Who was this battle fought between?
the russians and the germans
15. How many Russians died?
1/4 of 1mill
16. Why was it significant, how did it influence the outcome of the Schlieffen Plan and the First Battle of the Marne?
It made them pull out of the war.
Assignment 5.1:
Assignment5.2:
1. Who was assassinated in Sarajevo to begin World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
2. Why did the assassination lead to war?
all the alliances were brought in to the war
3. Who was involved in the Triple Alliance? Triple Entente?
the aliance:germany, austria-hungry, and italy, Triple entente:britan france and russia
4. What groups were fighting in the Balkans between 1908 and 1913?
Turks, Serbs, Rumanians, and Greeks
5. How was industrialization a cause of internal strife?
the need for resources created rivalries.
6. Why was the Archduke Assassinated?
Some serbians were angry
7. How did Austria-Hungary respond to the assassination?
They declared war
8. Explain what Germany's "blank check" means.
The germany would use all recourses to help austria-hungry
9. Whose side was Russia on and when did they mobilize for war?
allies, when Austria-hungry declared war on serbia
10. What was the Schlieffen Plan and which country used it?
Germans plan, to destroy france first, then russia
11. What was Belgium's stance in the war?
they were neutral
12. When were all major European Nations finally involved? (date and year).
august 4th 1894
Assignment 5.3:
1. Who was the first to dig trenches in the war?the Germans
2. Why were two sides dug?
so they couldn't counter attack
3. What were some of the problems associated with trench warfare?
trench foot, can't move any were, gas canisters
4. At their longest point, how far did the trenches stretch?
400 miles
5. Which front were the trenches fought on?
the western front
6. Explain the processing of "revetting" the trenches. Why did they do this?
to make them more stable
7. Explain the difference between a frontline and a support line.
the support line are behind the front-line
8. What was "no man's land"?
the place in between each trench
9. What is trench foot?
a disease that rotted your foot
10. How did troops deal with a gas attack?
they left the premises or put on gas-masks
11. What was the overall goal of the Germans in this battle.
Paris
12. What caused the fortune of the French to change in this Battle?
the exhaustion of the germans
13. Which city was saved and how far back were the Germans pushed?
Paris
14. Who was this battle fought between?
the russians and the germans
15. How many Russians died?
1/4 of 1mill
16. Why was it significant, how did it influence the outcome of the Schlieffen Plan and the First Battle of the Marne?
It made them pull out of the war.