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Who Wants To Get a Top Grade in History?

• Unit Cooperation and Conflict 1890s 1930s

By A. Finemesswww.SchoolHistory.co.uk
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1 What Alliance system did the UK join?
B The Dual alliance
A The Triple Alliance
C The Triple Entente
D None
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2 Of which group was Gavrilo Princip a member?
A The Left Hand
B The Right Hand
C The Red Hand
D The Black Hand
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3 Which country did Germany invade in August 1914?
A Belgium
B France
C Russia
D Austria
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4 Who prepared the German war plan used in 1914?
A Von Schliemann
B Von Schliecher
C Von Sciessen
D Von Schlieffen
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5 Who was the Prime Minister in 1914?
A Ramsay Macdonald
B David Lloyd George
C Herbert Asquith
D Wilhelm II
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6 The Kaiser famously described the British
army in France in 1914 as ?
A Disreputable
B Contemptible
C Disgusting
D Disastrous
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7 Trench fever was spread by
A Rats
B Flies
C Water
D Lice
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8 Who commanded the British Army in France
for most of WW1?
A John French
B Douglas Haig
C John Gough
D Edmund Blackadder
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9 Women munitions workers faces often turned
A Green
B Red
C Purple
D Yellow
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• Where did British troops attack on July 1 1916?

A Verdun
B The Somme
C Paaschendael
D Vimy Ridge
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11 Whale oil was used to try to prevent ?
A Trench foot
B Trench fever
C Trench flatulence
D Trench collapse
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12 Most casualties were caused by ...?
A Machine gun fire
B Rifle fire
C Gas
D Shell fire
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13 Which was NOT a type of poison gas used on
the western front?
A Mustard
B Chlorine
C Pepper
D Phosgene
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14 Poison gas was usually ?
A Lighter than air
B Colourless
C Heavier than air
D Undetectable
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15 How many British soldiers were shot by the
British army?
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B 25
C 750
D 300
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16 Which weapon was first used at the Battle of
the Somme, September 1916?
A Flame thrower
B Bomber aircraft
C Poison Gas
D Tank
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17 Where did a British attack sink into a sea of
mud?
A The Ancre
B The Somme
C Paaschendael
D Loos
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18 Which weapon was used by Germany for
unrestricted warfare?
B Submarines
A Gas
D Aircraft
C Battle ships
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19 Which was NOT used to overcome the threat of
food shortages?
A Convoys
B Propaganda
D Executions
C Rationing