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Who Wants To Get a Top Grade in History?. Unit : Cooperation and Conflict 1890s – 1930s. By A. Finemess www.SchoolHistory.co.uk. 1 What Alliance system did the UK join?. B The Dual alliance. A The Triple Alliance. C The Triple Entente. D None. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Who Wants To Get a Top Grade in History?
Unit : Cooperation and Conflict 1890s – 1930s
By A. Finemesswww.SchoolHistory.co.uk
1 What Alliance system did the UK join?
A The Triple Alliance
C The Triple Entente D None
B The Dual alliance
2 Of which group was Gavrilo Princip a member?
A The Left Hand
C The Red Hand D The Black Hand
B The Right Hand
3 Which country did Germany invade in August 1914?
A Belgium
C Russia D Austria
B France
4 Who prepared the German war plan used in 1914?
A Von Schliemann
C Von Sciessen D Von Schlieffen
B Von Schliecher
5 Who was the Prime Minister in 1914?
A Ramsay Macdonald
C Herbert Asquith D Wilhelm II
B David Lloyd George
6 The Kaiser famously described the British army in France in 1914 as …?
A Disreputable
C Disgusting D Disastrous
B Contemptible
7 Trench fever was spread by …
A Rats
C Water D Lice
B Flies
8 Who commanded the British Army in France for most of WW1?
A John French
C John Gough D Edmund Blackadder
B Douglas Haig
9 Women munitions workers’ faces often turned …
A Green
C Purple D Yellow
B Red
10 Where did British troops attack on July 1 1916?
A Verdun
C Paaschendael D Vimy Ridge
B The Somme
11 Whale oil was used to try to prevent …?
A Trench foot
C Trench flatulence D Trench collapse
B Trench fever
12 Most casualties were caused by ...?
A Machine gun fire
C Gas D Shell fire
B Rifle fire
13 Which was NOT a type of poison gas used on the western front?
A Mustard
C Pepper D Phosgene
B Chlorine
14 Poison gas was usually …?
A Lighter than air
C Heavier than air D Undetectable
B Colourless
15 How many British soldiers were shot by the British army?
A
C 750 D 300
B 25
16 Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme, September 1916?
A Flame thrower
C Poison Gas D Tank
B Bomber aircraft
A The Ancre
17 Where did a British attack sink into a sea of mud?
C Paaschendael D Loos
B The Somme
18 Which weapon was used by Germany for ‘unrestricted’ warfare?
C Battle ships D Aircraft
B SubmarinesA Gas
19 Which was NOT used to overcome the threat of food shortages?
A Convoys
C Rationing
B Propaganda
D Executions