Q.1
Following the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars of the 19th century, treaties were signed in an attempt to maintain peace. The first of these, the League of the Three Emperors, was signed in 1873 by which three countries?
  • Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary
  • Britain, France and Russia
  • Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
  • Britain, France and the USA
Q.2
The German Empire became a major world power after its foundation in what year?
  • In 1861
  • In 1871
  • In 1881
  • In 1891
Q.3
In 1882 Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy signed a defensive pact. What was the resulting alliance called?
  • The Union
  • The League of Defence
  • The Axis
  • The Triple Alliance
Q.4
In 1908 Austria-Hungary annexed the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. To which nation had Bosnia and Herzegovina formerly belonged?
  • The Russian Empire
  • Serbia
  • The Ottoman Empire
  • Romania
Q.5
The Reinsurance Treaty, signed in 1887, was a further agreement between Russia and Germany. It broke down in 1890 because Germany wished to pursue an alliance with which other nation?
  • Great Britain
  • France
  • Spain
  • America
Q.6
The European powers were readying themselves for the coming conflict. In the five years which preceded the First World War, arms-spending rose by how much?
  • It rose by 25%
  • It rose by 50%
  • It rose by 100%
  • It rose by 200%
Q.7
In 1904 the brought to an end 1,000 years of hostility between which two nations?
  • France and Holland
  • France and Spain
  • France and Italy
  • France and Great Britain
Q.8
Between 1912 and 1913 the First Balkan War took place, in which the countries of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro allied themselves to fight against which country?
  • The Austro-Hungarian Empire
  • Romania
  • The Ottoman Empire
  • Albania
Q.9
In 1907 the Franco-Russian Alliance and the Anglo-Russian Convention, allied Britain, France and Russia in a defensive pact. By what name was this alliance known?
  • The Triple Alliance
  • The Anglo-French-Russian League
  • The Triple Entente
  • The Anglo-French-Russian Pact
Q.10
The spark which ignited the powder keg of Europe was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by members of the nationalist group What does Mlada Bosna mean in English?
  • Free Bosnia
  • Republican Bosnia
  • Independent Bosnia
  • Young Bosnia
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