Unit 1: Is the World a Battlefield?

The military consists of the navy, the air force, the ________, and the marines.

• footy

• army

• leggy

• heady

The Russo-Ukranian war _______________ in February 2022.

• amounted

• escalated

• heightened

• subsumed

Do you want to ____________ in the Ecuadorian army?

• enlist

• inscribe

• jump in

• absorb

The First World War ____________ for 4 years.

• longed

• timed

• lasted

• stayed

The ____________ of Waterloo (1815) was a famous event in the Napoleonic Wars.

• Scrap

• Fight

• Bout

• Battle

A country must defend her _____________.

• borders

• routes

• lines

• points

The Battle of Britain (1940) was an air battle that took place during the ____________ between the RAF, Fleet Air Force, and the Luftwaffe.

• First World War

• Second World War

• 100 Years War

• Boer War

What is the highest rank an officer can be promoted to in the British army?

• Major General

• Lieutenant

• General

• Field Marshal

Historically, the USA and the UK have been ______________.

• buddies

• allies

• teammates

• partners

Some countries engage in ___________ in order to obtain top secret information.

• espionage

• pitch battles

• siege warfare

• dialogue