Worksheet: The Great War (1964), Episode 1

Germany
Who was the Emperor of Germany in 1914?
What political party was the strongest in Germany by 1914?
What was the name of the “Iron Chancellor” who oversaw the creation of the German Empire?
In what year did the German states finally become united into one state?
The King of which German state became the new German Emperor?
Between 1871-1913, the population of Germany increased by what percentage?
What was the name of the industrialist who personified the growing ambition and power of German industry?
France
Which provinces did France lose to Germany in 1871?
What party was in power in France in 1914?
Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
Name one famous figure mentioned in the video who was working in Paris in 1914
What word means “compulsory military service” (like that used in France and Germany)?
Britain
Who was King of England in 1914?
How many Labour MPs were in Parliament in 1914?
Which British politician said that “Our naval power lies at the heart of our existence”?
Whose funeral in 1910 was the last time all the great Kings of Europe met in one place?
In India, 1913, King George V wore a new crown which cost how much?
Which British Imperialist aimed to create a railway “linking the Cape to Cairo”?
Name the three “White colonies” in the Empire mentioned in the video.
Name the Trade Union leader who helped organise the massive strikes of 1911-1912.
What name was given to the militant women who campaigned for the vote?
At which famous annual race was one of these women mown down?
Who led the Irish Republicans at this time?
Which British politician insisted that Britain would not allow Germany to “swagger down the High St of the World”
Austria
Who was the Emperor of Austro-Hungary in 1914?
How old was he in 1914?
Half of his subjects belonged to what race?
What two countries did these subjects look towards for leadership?
Russia
Who was the ruler of Russia in 1914?
He refused to share power with anyone else. What word (starting with “A”) do we use to describe such a ruler?
In what year did the working classes rise up in rebellion?
Where were hundreds of workers shot dead by government troops in 1913?
Balkans
In 1908, Austria took over which two Balkan states?
Which Empire had ruled them before that time?
In what year did the Balkan states seize territory from the same Empire?
Which Balkan state, described as a “Viper” by Austria, emerged as the strongest as a result of these wars?