world war 1

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1) What was established in 1882?	A defensive alliance was formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. It was known as the Triple Alliance.
2) Why was the Triple Alliance formed.	Germany sought new allies as it feared that France defeat by Germany in the franco Prussian war of 1871.
3) what was Britain doing during the 1800 and 1900.	Britain was more interested in empire building in Africa and Asia than in european affairs by the beginning of the 1900, Britain began to more with Europe.
4) What did Europe sign with France and when.	In 1904 Europe signed a treaty with France called the entente cordiale.
5) what new alliance was formed in 1907.	In 1907 a new alliance was formed between France, Britain and Russia was signed creating the triple entente.
6) What was a major consequence of the alliance system.	There was a increasing demand for money to be spent on armaments (now called the arms race) .
7) what happened in 1905 and 1911.	Germany and France was fighting over morocco but backed off when Britain backed up France.
8) Why was Russia concerned about Austria-Hungary.	Russia was concerned about Austria-Hungary intentions in the balkans.
9) who got assassinated that stated the war	The assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungarian 1914
10) what happened after	Austria-Hungarian demanded a greater role in Serbian affairs because of the incident. They accepted all terms except one to allow official to enter country.
11) What was Australia in the middel of when britain declared war.	they were in the middle of an election campaign.
12) Who won the election and why.	During the election campaign, fisher delivered his famous line that would support Britain "to the last man and shilling".
13) what first occurred when enlisting in the army	the army set very high standards and be quite selective.
14) What changed when the war unfolded	Restrictions were discarded and age was to. Boys who were under 18 needed parents permission to join some had some didn't.
15)what were the early reasons for enlisting.	patriotism, adventure and peer-pressure.
16)how did peer pressure played it part in the war.	many men joined with their mates because they felt that to do anything else was to let down their mates.
17) what was the later reasons for enlisting.	Commitment to country propoganda the white feather
18) what was the white feather	the white feather was when women would hand any men who looked fit to join the war that they were cowards.
19) how did propaganda played its part	It convinced many to join the war and show them the true enemy with bias posters and info on them.
20) Why did some find it was their duty to fight.	Some believed it was their duty to fight for the country and not let it's casualties losses be in vain.

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