The Who, What, Where and When of World War I

 

WHO

WHAT

WHERE

WHEN

Archduke

Franz Ferdinand

(Austria heir)

 

assassinated

 

Sarajevo, Bosnia

 

June 1914

 

Serbia blamed

 

 

 

Alsace & Lorraine

Conquered by Prussia

 

 

1870

Kaiser Wilhelm II

German Empire

 

 

Emperor

 Franz-Josef I

Austrian Empire

 

Died

 November 1916

Tsar Nicholas II

Russian Empire

Russo-Japanese War

Duma

 

 

       1904 - 1905

 

Assignment – using the information provided in The End of Old Europe (pp 2-11), complete the following chart.  This information is vital to your understanding of the causes to WWI.  You will be tested on this material, so JUST DO IT!!!

 

Country

Britain

Germany

Russia

Austria-Hungary

France

Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of colonies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size of colonies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Population of colonies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size of army

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size of navy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal output each year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel output each year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once the chart is completed, please answer the following questions with complete sentences.

 

  1. Which country had the biggest overseas empire in 1914?  /2
  2. Which of the other two overseas empires would you say was stronger than the other?  Explain your answer.  /4
  3. Which country had the biggest army? Navy?  For w hat reasons did these countries keep such large armed forces?  /4
  4. Which country had the strongest industry? /1
  5. Which country had the largest population? /1
  6. Using all the evidence from above, which country do you think was the leading world power in 1914?  Think about what makes a country strong before deciding on your answer.  You must be able to support your opinion with facts. /8