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World War One

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did World War One start?

a)

1904

b)

1914

c)

1924

d)

1934

2.

What were the 2 different alliances called at the start of 1914?

a)

Triple Entente and Triple Cordial

b)

Triple Entente and Triple Axis

c)

Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

d)

Triple Alliance and Triple Friendship

3.

Which 3 countries were part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Germany, Ottoman Empire, Poland

b)

Germany, France, Norway

c)

Germany, Greece, Spain

d)

Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria), Italy

4.

Which 3 countries were part of the Triple Entente alliance?

a)

Britain, Belgium, France

b)

Britain, France, Russia

c)

Britain, Italy, France

d)

Britain, France, Serbia

5.

Who was assassinated by the 'Black Hand Gang' which led to Austria (Austro-Hungarian Empire) declaring war on Serbia?

a)

Prince Charles

b)

Tsar Nicholas II

c)

Emperor Franz Joseph

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

6.

What was the name of the modified German plan to quickly conquer France which failed to quickly defeat France in 1914?

a)

Hindenburg Plan

b)

Schlieffen Plan

c)

Lundendorf Plan

d)

Kaiser Plan

7.

After the British and French armies defeated the German Schlieffen Plan by defeating the German army at the Battle of the Marne in September 1914 the German army started to retreat. But at what battle did the German army stop retreating, dig trenches and defeat the British and French armies' attacks 3 days after the Battle of the Marne finished?

a)

Battle of Ypres

b)

Battle of Mons

c)

Battle of Aisne

d)

Battle of Cambrai

8.

The British, French, Belgian and German armies failing to outflank each other and then digging trenches all the way from the English Channel to the border with Switzerland is known as what?

a)

Race to the Alps

b)

Race to the English Channel

c)

Race to Switzerland

d)

Race to the sea

9.

What is the area of land between the allied trenches and the enemy trenches called?

a)

The green zone

b)

The jungle

c)

No man's land

d)

Hell

10.

What is conscription?

a)

People volunteering to join the military (army, navy or air force)

b)

Only men volunteering to join the military (army, navy or air force)

c)

Only women being forced to join the military (army, navy or air force)

d)

People being forced to do compulsory join the military (army, navy or air force)