Which of these best describe the fighting of WW1?

Traditional tactics failing against new types of weapons

Why did Britain join WW1?

Britain didn't like Germany having such a strong navy, In 1839 Germany & Britain had agreed never to invade Belgium, Britain was in the Triple Entente with France

Which of the following is the best example of imperialism?

Austria-Hungary invading Serbia

Which of the following is the best example of nationalism?

Serbians assassinating Franz-Ferdinand

Which countries were in the Triple Alliance?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

What four reasons do historians often give for the causes of WW1?

Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliances, Militarism

How did emperor Franz-Joseph justify his invasion of Serbia?

They were hiding the assassins of Franz-Ferdinand

Why did Germany invade France after declaring war on Russia?

To knock France out quickly so they could then defeat Russia

Why did Franz-Ferdinand visit Sarejevo?

He wanted Bosnia to remain in the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Why did Germany invade Belgium after declaring war on France?

To invade France on its undefended border with Belgium

Why did Tsar Nicholas II of Russia not like the Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia?

He wanted Russia to expand into the Balkans instead

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1
What was the best defence against the invention of machine guns and new types of rifle?
Hiding in trenches
Charging at them on horseback
Advancing slowly and carefully with a few men
Charging at them with lots of men as fast as possible
2
Which of these best describe the fighting of WW1?
Warfare revolutionised by aeroplanes
Traditional tactics failing against new types of weapons
Much less dangerous than old fashioned warfare
Revolutionary new battle tactics held back by old technology
3
How many British and Commonwealth soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme?
Around 100,000
Around 400,000
Around 750,000
Around 250,000
4
What was the plan to invade France through Belgium called?
The Shloffen Plan
Operation Sandwich
The Schlieffen Plan
The Schleigen Plan
5
Why did Britain join WW1?
Britain didn't like Germany having such a strong navy
Britain wanted to prove it made the best sandwiches
In 1839 Germany & Britain had agreed never to invade Belgium
Britain was in the Triple Entente with France
6
Which of the following is the best example of imperialism?
Germany invading France
Germany invading Belgium
Austria-Hungary invading Serbia
Britain declaring war on Germany
7
Which of the following is the best example of nationalism?
Russia declaring war on Austria-Hungary
Britain and France fighting together
Serbians assassinating Franz-Ferdinand
Germany invading Belgium
8
Which countries were in the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bosnia
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia
Germany, Serbia and Italy
9
What four reasons do historians often give for the causes of WW1?
Independence, Imperialism, Alliances, Militarism
Nationalism, Independence, Enemies, Militarism
Nationalism, Independence, Alliances, Militarism
Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliances, Militarism
10
How did emperor Franz-Joseph justify his invasion of Serbia?
They were hiding the assassins of Franz-Ferdinand
They had declared war on Bosnia
They had declared war on their ally Germany
They made terrible sandwiches
11
Why did Germany invade France after declaring war on Russia?
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to conquer France
Kaiser Wilhelm II hated French sandwiches
To conquer Alsace-Lorraine in France
To knock France out quickly so they could then defeat Russia
12
Which countries were in the Triple Entente?
Russia, Italy and France
Russia, Britain and France
Russia, Britain and Belgium
Russia, Serbia and Bosnia
13
Which new invention offered a new way to attack well defended trenches?
Tanks
Machine guns
Artillery
Grenades
14
Who was in charge of enlisting men to join the British army?
Lord Stover
Lord Stove
Lord Kitchen
Lord Kitchener
15
Who was the general in command of the British Army?
Field Marshal Kitchburg
Field Marshal Hague
Field Marshal Kitchener
Field Marshal Hogan
16
Why did Franz-Ferdinand visit Sarejevo?
He wanted Serbia to join the Austro-Hungarian Empire
He wanted to try their famous sandwiches
He wanted Bosnia to remain in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
He wanted a holiday
17
What was the bloodiest battle of WW1?
The Battle of the Sommer
The Battle of the Suis
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Sont
18
Why did Germany invade Belgium after declaring war on France?
To invade France on its undefended border with Belgium
Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to conquer all of Belgium too
Wilhelm realised he hated Belgian sandwiches not French ones
Belgium was allied to France
19
Why did Tsar Nicholas II of Russia not like the Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia?
He wanted Russia to expand into the Balkans instead
He didn't think Serbia was hiding the assassins
He thought their sandwiches were excellent
Serbia was part of Russia
20
The assassination of ____ led to a series of events that ultimately led to World War I
Franz Patrick
Franz Joseph
Franz Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand

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