Battle of somme - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Gavrilo Princip - Answer- Identify - A 19 year old Bosnian University student and member of the Serbian terrorist group called the black hand State - assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand; which resulted in many investigations and was the immediate cause of WWI Imperialism - Answer- Identify - the policy of extending the power of one country over other countries by creating colonies, based on the need for natural resources State - Was one of the long term causes of W...

Grade 10 history Exam review the main causes of WWI - Militarism Alliance system Imperialism nationalism WWI - August 1914- November 11, 1918 The great war Militarism - belief that it is necessary to have a big army to settle disputes with other countries Alliance system - a country backs up another country or they have a defense agreement, which helps out the other country Imperialism - a policy of establishing colonies away from the homeland and building an e...

Fixed-post System A system where American troops would be full-time and stationed at various locations 1868 winter campaign of 5th Calvary An expedition left Ft. Lyons, CO headed South against southern plains tribes commanded by MAJ Carr. They endured a particularly brutal winter during this time. battle of san juan hill July 1, 1898-One of the most important battles of the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt, the Rough Riders and Pershing's Buffalo Soldiers defeated Spanish on Ket...

Allies one side of WW1, included Britain, The U.S., France, Italy, and Russia The Big Four The four most important leaders. They were Vittorio Orlando (Italy), Woodrow Wilson (US), David Lloyd George (Britain), and Clemenceau (France). Big Three The three most powerful countries after WW1, these were the U.S., britain, and France the Central powers in WWI the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the ottoman Empire Clemenceau French premier during W...

Initial Post Instructions World War I is different from most other wars in that it was not a direct result of aggression by one entity towards another, notwithstanding the assassination of Austrian A rchduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian elements. Instead, it was the consequence of a number of forces amidst a disruption of the tenuous balance of power in Europe. For the initial post, select and address one of the following: Option 1: Identify two forces that lead to WWI. Examine how they contribute...

Militarism The belief that ones military is really strong and they think their military could take down anyone else. Strong belief and love in military. Imperialism The belief that a larger stronger county goes and takes over smaller and weaker countries. The stronger countries usually seek something that will play to their advantage when picking their countries to take over. Nationalism The belief that ones country is the best and that their country is right. Take pride in thei...

Initial Post Instructions World War I is different from most other wars in that it was not a direct result of aggression by one entity towards another, notwithstanding the assassination of Austrian A rchduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian elements. Instead, it was the consequence of a number of forces amidst a disruption of the tenuous balance of power in Europe. For the initial post, select and address one of the following: Option 1: Identify two forces that lead to WWI. Examine how they contribute...

Initial Post Instructions World War I is different from most other wars in that it was not a direct result of aggression by one entity towards another, notwithstanding the assassination of Austrian A rchduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian elements. Instead, it was the consequence of a number of forces amidst a disruption of the tenuous balance of power in Europe. For the initial post, select and address one of the following: Option 1: Identify two forces that lead to WWI. Examine how they contribute...

A concentrated summary integrated with class notes on the Battles of WW1 in correspondence to the Ontario Grade 10 History Curriculum. *Lesson 2 of 5 in Unit One WW1

Cambridge History - Paper 1 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Was WW1 Germany's fault? - Correct Answer Yes, WW1 was Germany's fault because 1) Germany built up an unnecessary navy (41 battleships and 60 cruisers in 1900) - this led to the arms race 2) blank cheque to Austria which encouraged Austria to start a war, and even further encouragement to Austria to start a war; told Austria-Hungary to ignore negotiations 3) Germany was very imperialistic; wanted to expand its territor...