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KSS HaSS - World War One revision

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what years did World War One take place?

a)

1939 to 1945

b)

1914 to 1918

c)

1964 to 1975

d)

2022 to 2025

2.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination is considered an immediate cause of World War One, was from which country?

a)

Germany

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Russia

d)

Austro-Hungarian Empire

3.

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente and Central Powers in World War One?

Categorize the following

France

Russia

Great Britain

Germany

Ottoman Empire

Austro-Hungarian Empire

Triple Entente
Central Powers
4.

Why did countries enter into alliances in the years before World War One?

a)

Cultural Exchange

b)

Trade

c)

Military Defence

d)

Love of parades

5.

The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's plan to:

a)

knock France out of the war quickly so that they could concentrate on Russia

b)

incite rebellion in Russia to knock them out of the war

c)

open the Dardanelles in modern Turkey

d)

bypass defences on the Death Star to defeat the Empire's most powerful weapon

6.

Which Australian Prime Minister tried twice to introduce conscription to Australia?

a)

Anthony Albanese

b)

John Curtin

c)

Edmund Barton

d)

Billy Hughes

7.

Which of the below technologies were used widely in World War One? (2 answers)

a)

Machine guns

b)

Jet fighters

c)

Poison gas

d)

Light sabres

8.

Why might these British soldiers have their feet inspected?

a)

To see whether they can march

b)

To check if they are suffering from trench foot

c)

For a foot massage

d)

To measure them for shoes.

9.

The Australia and New Zealand Army Corp were known as the ANZACs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Western front devolved into trench warfare because..

a)

They were the Rebel Alliance's only means of repelling the Empire's mechanised walkers.

b)

Dreadnought battleships were becoming too powerful

c)

accurate camouflage hadn't been developed yet

d)

advances in defensive technology made open assaults too costly forcing armies to dig trenches for protection

11.

Which country's troops did Australians fight against during the Gallipoli campaign?

a)

The Ottoman Empire

b)

Russian

c)

Bulgarian

d)

Austro-Hungarian Empire

12.

Conscription refers to..

a)

the compulsory enlistment of people into a country's military

b)

compulsory voting

c)

a document allowing you to obtain medicine from a chemist

d)

the Act of Parliament establishing Australia's independence

13.

Which of these was NOT a long-term cause of World War One?

a)

Miltarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

e)

Civil rights

14.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Militarism

1.

Policy of building up armed forces

b)

Alliances

2.

System of treaties between nations

c)

Imperialism

3.

Powerful countries establishing empires

d)

Nationalism

4.

Feeling of national superiority

15.

Why is Charles Bean's description of the Gallipoli landings being in the wrong spot an example of, 'contested history'?

a)

He originally worked with incomplete information.

b)
  • The plans never specified one exact beach.

c)
  • Currents and conditions made a precise landing impossible.

d)
  • The actual landing may have been safer than the assumed one.

e)
  • The idea of a “wrong beach” became a myth rather than an accurate account.

16.

What is this poster encouraging men in Britain to do?

a)

Leave their wives and children

b)

Hike through the countryside

c)

Join the armed forces

d)

Eat healthy

17.

Why might this poster be an effective recruiting tool?

a)

It's use of capital letters

b)

Rectangular posters are better than square

c)

Some men were reluctant to leave families behind

d)

The woman pictured was famous

18.

What does the photograph tell us about conditions in World War One?

a)

It was dangerous to show yourself above the top of a trench

b)

Trenches were often cold, wet and muddy

c)

Artillery would destroy all natural vegetation

d)

Maintaining trench systems would take a lot of work