World War One

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  • Created on: 17-05-17 15:17
What countries were in the Central Powers?
Germany and Austria-Hungary were originally in the Central Powers, the Ottomans joined later.
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What countries were in the Triple Entente?
Russia, the UK, and France were originally in the Entente, while Italy, Serbia, and the USA joined later.
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What is deserting and why were soldiers shot for it?
Deserting is when a soldier runs too far from the frontline. People were shot for it because they were though to either be crazy, a coward, or giving intel to the other side. 306 people were shot for this in the British Army alone.
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What one event started World War One?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria while he was riding through the newly annexed Bosnia.
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What was the DORA?
DORA means The Defence of the Realm Act. It allowed the government to take over large industries such as mines, or factories, control infrastructure such as railways and roads, and to broadcast propaganda on radios and newspapers.
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What were soldiers of the empire?
Soldiers of the empire were soldiers from various colonies of Britain such as British India, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and British Malaysia. They were often not treated as well as soldiers from the UK.
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main territorial things discussed in the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine to France, Eupen to Belgium, Northern Schleswig to Denmark, and lots of new countries were made from the land Germany had got from the Brest-Litovsk. They also lost all of their colonies to France and Britain.
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What restrictions did Germany have placed on them?
Germany’s army was reduced to 100,000 men; no tanks. They could only have 6 capital naval ships and no submarines. Rhineland was made into a DMZ.The Allies could occupy land from Germany could not pay their reparations.
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