Year 9 Assessment

When was the Triple Entente formed?

• 1879

• 1882

• 1904

• 1907

Which country was NOT unified in the 1870s?

• France

• Germany

• Italy

How many colonies did the British Empire have by 1914?

• 8

• 10

• 24

• 56

Where did Kaiser Wilhelm land in 1905?

• Fez

• Tangier

• Algeciras

• Agadir

When was the Black Hand formed?

• 1911
• 1920
• 1905
• 1935

Who annexed Bosnia in 1908?

• Ottoman Empire
• Russian Empire
• British Empire
• Austro-Hungarian Empire

Where was No-Man's Land?

• Between the trenches of opposing armies

• In the dug-outs of the trenches

• Behind the artillery lines

• In the Amazon Rainforest

What is the name for the form of post-traumatic stress disorder faced by many soldiers in the trenches?

• Battle fatigue
• Combat stress
• War trauma
• Shell shock

What was the ultimate aim of Haig at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917?

• To break through the German lines and reach the Belgian coast
• To retreat and regroup for a future offensive
• To negotiate a peace treaty with the German Empire
• To establish a defensive line against German attacks

Which naval battle came first?

• Heligoland

• Dogger Bank

• Jutland

• Somme