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WWI: The People's story

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for the First World War?

a)

The Great War

b)

The Terrible War

c)

The Crimean War

d)

The Battle for the Dardanelles

2.

In what year did the First World War begin?

a)

1911

b)

1914

c)

1918

d)

1923

3.

How did World War I change the lives of women?

a)

Many women entered the workforce.

b)

Women finally gained the right to vote.

c)

Women served as pilots and tank drivers.

d)

Many women were allowed into state universities.

4.
What type of warfare was used in WWI?
a)
bench
b)
trench
c)
French
d)
wrench
5.
During the war, women took jobs in
a)
factories
b)
victory gardens
c)
combat
d)
none of the above
6.

What battle was allowed to be filmed?

a)

1st Somme

b)

Marne

c)

Verdun

d)

2nd Somme

7.

What do they mean when they say "over the top"?

a)

Going over a mountain

b)

Jump Rope

c)

Soldiers go out of their trench and across "no mans land"

d)

When someone is overly energetic

8.

An important artillery invention for WWI.

a)

Cannons

b)

Tanks

c)

Battering Ram

d)

A-bomb

9.

What was not a WWI advance in medicine?

a)

Blood Transfusion

b)

Amputation

c)

X-ray

d)

prosthetics

10.

What couldn't the vets forget the smell of?

a)

Napalm

b)

Mustard gas

c)

Gangrene

d)

Chlorine gas

11.

Shell shock was first reported in ...

a)

1914

b)

1916

c)

1918

d)

1920

12.

Where did Maud's teacher die?

a)

Verdun

b)

Marne

c)

Somme

d)

Amiens

13.

How many British men died in the war?

a)

3/4 of the population

b)

3/4 of a thousand

c)

3/4 of a Million

d)

3/4 of a billion

14.

On the Home front how did they distribute food?

a)

food stamps

b)

rationing

c)

coupons

d)

buy it in the store?

15.

British POW's were used

a)

As forced labor

b)

In jail

c)

Medical support staff

d)

As soldiers

16.

Soldiers from where helped revitalize the allies?

a)

Mexico

b)

America

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

17.

When did Germany Surrender?

a)

Nov. 11, 1918 11 am

b)

When they were ready

c)

Nov. 11, 1918 11 pm

d)

Aug. 11, 1918 11 am

e)

Aug. 11, 1918 11 pm

18.

Over how many dead?

a)

4 hundred thousand

b)

4 Trillion

c)

4 Million

d)

4 Billion

19.

How many British men were mobilized for war?

a)

6 hundred thousand

b)

6 trillion

c)

6 million

d)

6 billion

20.

What country did the people interviewed belong to?

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

America

d)

France