INFO: Each of the nations which participated in World War One from 1914-18 used propaganda posters not only as a means of justifying involvement to their own populace, but also as a means of procuring men, money and resources to sustain the military campaign. 8.) When did Italy become partner with the Allies? • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 INFO: In the years that led up to World War One, Italy had sided with Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Triple Alliance. In theory, Italy should have joined in the sides of these two nations when war broke out in August 1914. What Italy did was wait and see how the war progressed. On April 26th 1915, it came into the war on the side of the Triple Entente – Britain, France and Russia. 9.) What battle did France win against the Germans in the beginning of the war? • Battle of Marne • Battle of Dardanelles • Battle of Gallipoli INFO: The Battle of the Marne was fought from 5–12 September 1914. 10.) When did the emperor Francis Joseph (Austria-Hungary) die? • October 1916 • July 1916 • November 1916 INFO: Emperor Franz Josef died on 21 November 1916 after reigning for 66 years. His grand-nephew Karl I assumed the throne until 1918 as the last Habsburg monarch. 11.) Where were the Russian Tsar and his family executed? • Tsarskoe Selo • Siberia • Ural INFO: The Russian Imperial Romanov family were shot in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918. The Tsar and his family were executed by Bolsheviks led by Yakov Yurovsky under the orders of the Ural Soviet.
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