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

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

3 Which country did Germany invade in August 1914? A Belgium B France C Russia D Austria

4 Who prepared the German war plan used in 1914? A Von Schliemann B Von Schliecher C Von Sciessen D Von Schlieffen

5 Who was the Prime Minister in 1914? A Ramsay Macdonald B David Lloyd George C Herbert Asquith D Wilhelm II

6 The Kaiser famously described the British army in France in 1914 as …? A Disreputable B Contemptible C Disgusting D Disastrous

7 Trench fever was spread by … A Rats B Flies C Water D Lice

8 Who commanded the British Army in France for most of WW1? A John French B Douglas Haig C John Gough D Edmund Blackadder

9 Women munitions workers’ faces often turned … A Green B Red C Purple D Yellow

Where did British troops attack on July 1 1916? A Verdun B The Somme C Paaschendael D Vimy Ridge

11 Whale oil was used to try to prevent …? A Trench foot B Trench fever C Trench flatulence D Trench collapse

12 Most casualties were caused by ...? A Machine gun fire B Rifle fire C Gas D Shell fire

13 Which was NOT a type of poison gas used on the western front? A Mustard B Chlorine C Pepper D Phosgene

14 Poison gas was usually …? A Lighter than air B Colourless C Heavier than air D Undetectable

15 How many British soldiers were shot by the British army? C 750 D 300

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

17 Where did a British attack sink into a sea of mud? A The Ancre B The Somme C Paaschendael D Loos

18 Which weapon was used by Germany for ‘unrestricted’ warfare? A Gas B Submarines D Aircraft C Battle ships

19 Which was NOT used to overcome the threat of food shortages? A Convoys B Propaganda D Executions C Rationing