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WW1 Scotland

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The agreement that bound Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy together was called the...

a)

Triple Threat

b)

Triple Alliance

c)

Triple Entente

d)

The Entente Cordiale

2.

Which of the following is NOT said to be a main cause of war?

a)

Autarky

b)

Militarism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

3.

Which feature of a trench was placed over muddy and wet ground to line the bottom of trenches?

a)

Parapet

b)

Parados

c)

Firestep

d)

Duckboard

4.

What is the name given to the poster campaign that aimed to recruit men for Lord Kitchener's army?

a)

Conscription

b)

Propaganda

c)

Encouragement

d)

Camaraderie

5.

Who was responsible for firing the bullet that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Bismarck

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Nedeljko Cabrinovic

6.

The group that were responsible for the assassination of the Archduke of Austria were known as (a)  

7.

What was the root cause of food shortages from 1916?

a)

An awful winter that affected the growing of crops

b)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

Fuel shortages for food boats

d)

Farmers were fighting in war so no one to tend to crops

8.

Which act was introduced in August of 1914?

(a)  

9.

Which of the following was an ADVANTAGE of the machine gun?

a)

Transportation of machine gun was very slow

b)

Required a lot of man power to operate

c)

Could fire up to 600 bullets per minute

d)

Weapon was very heavy

10.

Briefly describe why rationing had to be introduced to Britain as the war progressed.

4 lines
11.

What term is being described here: A belief that your nation and national identity is superior to others.

(a)  

12.

What term is being described here: building up a strong army and naval capability and being prepared to use it.

(a)  

13.

What kind of work did women carry out in the VAD?

a)

nursing

b)

land work

c)

communications support

d)

food delivery

14.

Where would a conscientious objector often have to go to plead his case?

a)

a prison

b)

a therapist

c)

the local church

d)

a military tribunal

15.

Which Scottish football team's players were members of the McCrae's Pals Battalion?

a)

Hibs

b)

Celtic

c)

Hearts

d)

Rangers