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Y9 History revision WW1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the start date of WW1

a)

28th July 1914

b)

28th July 1915

c)

28th July 1916

d)

28th July 1917

2.

What was the end date of WW1

a)

11th November 1917

b)

11th November 1918

c)

11th November 1919

d)

11th November 1920

3.

Which of the following was not a cause of WW1

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Trenchism

4.

Who was assassinated

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Archduke Frank Lampard

c)

Archduke Frans Fremiland

d)

Archduke Frans Sisco

5.

What date was the Archduke assassinated

a)

June 18, 1914

b)

June 24, 1914

c)

June 28, 1914

d)

June 17, 1914

6.

Where was the Archduke assassinated

a)

Sancarlo

b)

Sarajevo

c)

Switzerland

d)

Saditago

7.

the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests: Is a definition of what?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

8.

a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations. Defines what?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

9.

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means. Defines what?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

10.

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. Defines what?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Alliances

11.

France, UK and Russia

a)

The Triple Entitiy

b)

The Triple Powers

c)

The Triple Alliance

d)

The Triple Entente

12.

Germany, Austria-Hungary & The Ottoman Empire

a)

Central Entente

b)

Central Alliance

c)

Central Powers

d)

Central Company

13.

Who shot The Archduke

a)

Gary Lineker

b)

Gavrilo Princip

c)

Garito Singpip

d)

Garilemo Bindip

14.

What was the name of the group involved in the assassination?

a)

The black hand gang

b)

The black foot clan

c)

The black head gang

d)

the pink ear group

15.

Rats could grow to be as big as what in the trenches?

a)

Cars

b)

Cows

c)

Cats

d)

Clowns

16.

The image shows what?

a)

Trech Feet

b)

Trench Feet

c)

Trench Foot

d)

Tronch Foot

17.

What was going over the top?

a)

Overreacting to a situation

b)

The act of leaving your trench and heading into no-mans land

c)

Raising your head above your trench to shoot at the enemy

d)

Firing artillery over the top of your own men towards the enemy

18.

What was the name given to the ledge used to fire from during trench warfare?

a)

Shooting step

b)

Fire ledge

c)

Fire step

d)

Shooting ledge

19.

When did the bombardment of the battle of the Somme start?

a)

22 July 1916

b)

24 June 1961

c)

22 July 1916

d)

24 June 1916

20.

How many days did the battle of the Somme last?

a)

101

b)

121

c)

141

d)

161

21.

How many British were killed on the first day?

a)

19, 240

b)

20,240

c)

60,240

d)

40,240

22.

How many British died across the whole battle?

a)

240,000

b)

340,000

c)

420,000

d)

520,000

23.

Why was the bombardment of the Somme not very effective?

a)

1 third of shells did not explode

b)

The German dugouts were well constructed

c)

Barbed wire was not cut by the artillery

d)

The British were not very accurate

24.

How many shells were fired in the bombardment?

a)

Over 1.5 million

b)

Over 15 million

c)

Over 150 thousand

d)

Over 150 Million

25.

Who gave the order to start the battle of the somme?

a)

General Haig

b)

General Haul

c)

General Henry

d)

General Hualt

26.

How heavy were soldiers backpacks ?

a)

10KG

b)

20KG

c)

30KG

d)

40KG

27.

In which country did most of the fighting take place?

a)

Germany

b)

UK

c)

France

d)

Russia

28.

Who was the leader of Geramny at the time of WW1

a)

Garvilo Princip

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Wilhelm II

d)

Churchill