20th Century History Week 2, Lesson 3

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Recap......Franz Ferdinand

1. When was he shot? What date?

2. What was the name of the Individual that shot him?

3. What was the name of the terrorist group that was responsible?

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4. Which Country was he visiting when he died?

5. What was the name of the city he was in (the capital)?

6. Where is he from?

7. How old was he when he died?

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What does the Acronym MAIN stand for?

Who were in the Central Powers?

Who were in the Allies? (The Triple Entente)

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Italy: Originally had an alliance with Germany, however, thought that Austria- Hungary was an aggressor and didn’t

want to commit troops. In 1915 Italy joined the Allies and went on to

declare war on Germany.

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Timeline of the War:

Initial Actions....

Create a document with a table that we can be continually adding to.

Date Year Event Significance

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1st Event: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand What date/year?

What was its significance?

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2. 28th July 1914: Austria - Hungary declared war on Serbia... Why?

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3. 30th July, 1914

Russia Mobilises it’s Military in preparation to held Serbia

What does Mobilising mean?

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4. 1st August: 1914 Germany declared war on Russia

(Germany Allied with Austria-Hungary)

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5. 3rd August 1914Germany Invaded Belgium (an ally of France and

Britain) as part of a plan to get through to France, Capture Paris and control France.... Going on to

then invade Russia.

What was this plan called?

Created by Alfred von ............

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6. 4th August 1914: Britain declared War on Germany (Britain Allied to

Russia and France)

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7. 6th August, 1914Australia (As a part of the British

Empire) declared war in support of the Allies (Triple Entente)

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