Who Wants To Get a Top Grade in History?

Who Wants To Get a Top Grade in History?

Unit : Cooperation and Conflict 1890s – 1930s

By A. Finemesswww.SchoolHistory.co.uk

1 What Alliance system did the UK join?

A The Triple Alliance

C The Triple Entente D None

B The Dual alliance

2 Of which group was Gavrilo Princip a member?

A The Left Hand

C The Red Hand D The Black Hand

B The Right Hand

3 Which country did Germany invade in August 1914?

A Belgium

C Russia D Austria

B France

4 Who prepared the German war plan used in 1914?

A Von Schliemann

C Von Sciessen D Von Schlieffen

B Von Schliecher

5 Who was the Prime Minister in 1914?

A Ramsay Macdonald

C Herbert Asquith D Wilhelm II

B David Lloyd George

6 The Kaiser famously described the British army in France in 1914 as …?

A Disreputable

C Disgusting D Disastrous

B Contemptible

7 Trench fever was spread by …

A Rats

C Water D Lice

B Flies

8 Who commanded the British Army in France for most of WW1?

A John French

C John Gough D Edmund Blackadder

B Douglas Haig

9 Women munitions workers’ faces often turned …

A Green

C Purple D Yellow

B Red

10 Where did British troops attack on July 1 1916?

A Verdun

C Paaschendael D Vimy Ridge

B The Somme

11 Whale oil was used to try to prevent …?

A Trench foot

C Trench flatulence D Trench collapse

B Trench fever

12 Most casualties were caused by ...?

A Machine gun fire

C Gas D Shell fire

B Rifle fire

13 Which was NOT a type of poison gas used on the western front?

A Mustard

C Pepper D Phosgene

B Chlorine

14 Poison gas was usually …?

A Lighter than air

C Heavier than air D Undetectable

B Colourless

15 How many British soldiers were shot by the British army?

A

C 750 D 300

B 25

16 Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme, September 1916?

A Flame thrower

C Poison Gas D Tank

B Bomber aircraft

A The Ancre

17 Where did a British attack sink into a sea of mud?

C Paaschendael D Loos

B The Somme

18 Which weapon was used by Germany for ‘unrestricted’ warfare?

C Battle ships D Aircraft

B SubmarinesA Gas

19 Which was NOT used to overcome the threat of food shortages?

A Convoys

C Rationing

B Propaganda

D Executions