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World War 1: The German Home Front

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the British stop Germany getting supplies during the war?

a)

Capturing Hamburg

b)

Air Raids

c)

Naval Blockade

d)

Building a wall

2.

How much did German national income fall to during the war?

a)

90%

b)

80%

c)

50%

d)

33%

3.

How many orphans did the war create?

a)

100,000

b)

500,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

2,000,000

4.

How much did Industrial production fall to during the war?

a)

33%

b)

66%

c)

99%

d)

120%

5.

Which group saw a huge rise in income during the war?

a)

Teachers

b)

Civil Servants

c)

Munitions Factory owners

d)

Chair makers

6.

Which groups of workers lost out as prices rose?

a)

Teachers

b)

Civil Servants

c)

Non-war related workers

d)

Widows

7.

Why were conservatives worried about changes in society brought by the war?

a)

Increased loyalty to Kaiser

b)

Women working in factories

c)

Falling support for Socialists

d)

The Army got bigger

8.

Having lead and lost the war, who did officers like Hindenburg try to blame for defeat?

a)

The Army

b)

Themselves

c)

Socialists

d)

Women

9.

What was the hungry winter of 1916-17 called?

a)

Potato Winter

b)

Turnip Winter

c)

The Hunger

d)

The Faminie

10.

How many deaths were linked to lack of food in Germany?

a)

100000

b)

250000

c)

500000

d)

750000

11.

What percentage of national income went on pensions for widows?

a)

33%

b)

22%

c)

11%

d)

1%

12.

How did German nationalists explain the German defeat?

a)

Germany was weakened by blockade

b)

Taking on too many countries

c)

Lack of economic resources

d)

Stabbed in the Back