Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

End of Unit Test- 1901- 1920

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country was the first in the world to have an industrial revolution?

a)

USA

b)

Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

2.

Which monarch died in 1901?

a)

King Edward VII

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

King Edward VIII

3.

Which class or group of people made up the majority of the population in Britain in 1901?

a)

The very rich (upper class)

b)

The relatively wealthy (middle class)

c)

The poor (working class)

4.

In 1901, which country had the largest empire?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Portugal

5.

Which of these car designers used mass production to make cheaper cars on an assembly line?

a)

Benz

b)

Daimler

c)

Ford

6.

Which of these household items was NOT in widespread use by 1920?

a)

Cassette player

b)

Telephone

c)

Wristwatch

d)

Camera

7.

Which of these cartoon characters was NOT known in the early 1900s?

a)

Donald Duck

b)

Minnie Mouse

c)

Homer Simpson

d)

Pluto

8.

In 1901, how much shorter on average was a poor child than a rich child of the same age?

a)

2cm

b)

6cm

c)

9cm

d)

12cm

9.

Which of these men did NOT become prime minister?

a)

Rowntree

b)

Lloyd George

c)

Churchill

10.

When was the School Meals Act passed?

a)

1906

b)

1910

c)

1933

11.

What is the term given for government laws, ideas and measures designed to help some of the most vulnerable in society?

a)

Conservative Reforms

b)

Loony Reforms

c)

Liberal Reforms

12.

Which of these changes did children experience due to the Children's Charter of 1908?

a)

Children under 14 to be kept out of pubs

b)

Cigarettes not to be sold to children under 16

c)

Parents to be prosecuted for child neglect or cruelty

d)

All of the above

13.

What happened to life expectancy in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century?

a)

It increased

b)

It decreased

c)

It stayed the same

14.

What happened to infant mortality (rates of babies dying) in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century?

a)

It increased

b)

It decreased

c)

It stayed the same

15.

What does 'suffrage' mean?

a)

Pain

b)

Female

c)

Vote

d)

Determination

16.

Which of these tactics was used by suffragettes at the beginning of the 20th century?

a)

Chaining themselves to railings in Downing Street

b)

Pelting politicians with eggs

c)

Smashing Parliament's windows

d)

All of the above

17.

In which year were women over 30 given the right to vote in Britain, providing they owned property?

a)

1908

b)

1918

c)

1920

d)

1928

18.

When was the First World War fought?

a)

1914- 1916

b)

1912- 1914

c)

1914- 1918

d)

1913- 1919

19.

Which of the following groups of countries was allied at the outbreak of the First World War?

a)

Britain, France and Germany

b)

Germany, Austria- Hungary and Turkey

c)

France, Italy and Austria- Hungary

d)

Russia, Serbia and Austria- Hungary

20.

The area between the lines of trenches dug by the opposing armies was known by what term?

a)

The wasteland

b)

Nobody's land

c)

No man's land

d)

No-go zone

21.

Which country in the British Commonwealth sent the largest volunteer army the world had yet seen to fight for Britain in WW1?

a)

China

b)

Canada

c)

Australia

d)

India

22.

How many soldiers were sent from the British Empire to fight in WW1?

a)

2.5 million

b)

5 million

c)

1 million

d)

500,000

23.

Which of these continents did not see any battles during WW1?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Europe

24.

Which creature was used by doctors in WW1 to clean wounds?

a)

Leeches

b)

Maggots

c)

Eels

d)

Mice

25.

Which of the following medical technologies was NOT invented during WW1?

a)

X-ray

b)

Mobile X-ray

c)

Thomas Splint

d)

Effective blood storage

26.

What colour of remembrance poppy symbolises peace?

a)

Khadi

b)

Black

c)

Purple

d)

White

27.

What colour of remembrance poppy symbolises the contribution of Caribbean soldiers during WW1 to the British war effort?

a)

White

b)

Khadi

c)

Black

d)

Purple

28.

What is the technical term for an inflatable airship of the type used to drop bombs on cities in WW1?

a)

Zeppelin

b)

Zepalin

c)

Zeplin

d)

Zepelin

29.

What is the term for a permanent agreement of peace between nations?

a)

Treaty

b)

Armistice

c)

Ceasefire

d)

Warrant

30.

Which nations were represented by the Big Three at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?

a)

Britain, France and Germany

b)

Britain, France and Italy

c)

Britain, France and China

d)

Britain, France and America

31.

Whose idea was the League of Nations?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

David Lloyd George

c)

Georges Clemenceau

d)

Benito Mussolini

32.

Which of these was not a clause of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

War innocence

b)

War guilt

c)

Reparations

d)

Limiting the German army to 100,000 men

33.

What R is the term for money paid by a country that has lost a war, for the damage and injuries it has caused?

a)

Retribution

b)

Reparations

c)

Restitution

d)

Rent

34.

What R is limiting the amount of food each person receives, to avoid running out?

a)

Reasoning

b)

Rationing

c)

Repairing

d)

Retributing

35.

In which year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1919

d)

1920

36.

What is the technical term for the civilians still living in a country that has sent an army to fight abroad?

a)

Western Front

b)

Abroad Front

c)

Civil Front

d)

Home Front

37.

Which of these was not donated to Britain by Canada in WW1?

a)

2,000,000 kg of cheese

b)

100,000 large bags of potatoes

c)

100,000 carving pumpkins

d)

1,000,000 tins of salmon

38.

Which of these health problems did not affect men in the trenches during WW1?

a)

Trench foot

b)

Pneumonia

c)

Bronchitis

d)

Covid

39.

Why did Britain declare war on Germany in WW1?

a)

Because Germany had invaded Belgium

b)

Because Germany had invaded Poland

c)

Because Britain blamed Germany for the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Because the League of Nations failed

40.

Why did Russia declare war on Austria-Hungary in WW1?

a)

Because Russia was allied with Serbia

b)

Because Russia was allied with Austria-Hungary

c)

Because Austria-Hungary had invaded Russia

d)

Because the Russians were afraid of Hitler

41.

Which war was called 'the war to end all wars'?

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

WW3

d)

The Boer War

42.

Who were the King and Queen during WW1?

a)

Albert and Victoria

b)

Philip and Elizabeth II

c)

George VI and Victoria

d)

George V and Mary

43.

Could women vote in Britain during WW1?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Yes but only if they were over 30

d)

Yes but only if they were wealthy

44.

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914?

a)

His wife, Sophie

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

James Earl Ray

45.

Who replaced Queen Victoria as monarch?

a)

Her son, Leopold

b)

Her daughter, Alice

c)

Her daughter, Victoria

d)

Her son, Edward

46.

What is the collective term for men from Australia and New Zealand who fought in the First and Second World Wars?

a)

Aboriginal

b)

Ally

c)

Anzac

d)

Aryan

47.

What is the technical term for false or misleading information used to spread a certain point of view?

a)

Persecution

b)

Propaganda

c)

Censorship

d)

Stalemate

48.

What is the term that was given at the time for a nervous condition suffered by some soldiers exposed to the noise and chaos of battle in WW1?

a)

Shell shock

b)

Putsch

c)

PTSSD

d)

Skin graft

49.

What were the first job centres called?

a)

Green exchanges

b)

Liberal exchanges

c)

Labour exchanges

d)

Tory exchanges

50.

Which of these technologies was not used to fight in WW1?

a)

Poison gas

b)

Machine guns

c)

Nuclear bombs

d)

Aeroplanes