Across
- 2. was an offer from Germany to Austria in 1914 that they could expect full support from Germany no matter what their strategies against Serbia after the assassination of FF. (5,6)
- 3. an alliance between the allied powers, Britain, France and Russia which declared and waged war on the central Powers “understanding” (6,7)
- 4. this was the German’s concept of “world power” through which they aimed to gain Great power status on the world stage to rival empires like Britain; eg. Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted “a place in the sun”; this caused rapid ship production and conscription (mandatory military service) to bulk up armed services and armaments
- 6. set of demands or conditions imposed by one power upon another in the expectation that it is not accepted, war is declared eg. Austria imposed 10 conditions on Serbia which were unacceptable to Serbia
- 7. was an alliance between the central powers of Germany, Austro- Hungary and Itally which declared and waged war on the allied Powers “understanding”. (6,8)
Down
- 1. this was a strategy devised by Germany to avoid war on two fronts (ie Russia and France); ain was to invade France through Belgium as they assumed both were weak and so they could then turn to Russia who they assumed would be slow to mobilise. 1897 - 1906 (10,4)
- 5. Many countries and continents that war fighting against everyone(5,3)
- 8. a war that was between 2 neighboring countries (Austria and Serbia)(5,3)
- 9. a formal agreement between countries who sign a treaty to protect each other in times of war (triple Entente), (alliances) the aim of alliances was to build strength and maintain peace through a balance of power.