Revision WW1

Question 1

Who was the Triple Entente?

Answer 1

France, Russia, Britain

Question 2

Who was the Triple Alliance?

Answer 2

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Question 3

What is the policy of building or extending an empire?

Answer 3

Imperialism

Question 4

What is the loyalty or devotion of a group of people to their country?

Answer 4

Nationalism

Question 5

What are the chances of being wounded?

Answer 5

50:50

Question 6

How many soldiers were killed?

Answer 6

1 in 12 soldiers

Question 7

How much time did soldiers spend away from the front line?

Answer 7

60%

Question 8

What percentage of ordinary soldiers were killed?

Answer 8

12%

Question 9

What percentage of officers were killed?

Answer 9

17%

Question 10

How many British soldiers were killed in the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 10

420,000

Question 11

What is the loyalty or devotion of a group of people to their country?

Answer 11

Nationalism

Question 12

What are the chances of being wounded?

Answer 12

50:50

Question 13

How many soldiers were killed?

Answer 13

1 in 12 soldiers

Question 14

How much time did soldiers spend away from the front line?

Answer 14

60%

Question 15

What percentage of ordinary soldiers were killed?

Answer 15

12%

Question 16

What percentage of officers were killed?

Answer 16

17%

Question 17

How many British soldiers were killed in the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 17

420,000

Question 18

How many French casualties were there in the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 18

200,000

Question 19

How many German casualties were there in the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 19

465,000-600,000

Question 20

How many days would soldiers spend in the front line?

Answer 20

2-3 maximum

Question 21

How many days a month would a typical soldier spend in reserve, just behind the firing line?

Answer 21

4-5

Question 22

How many generals were killed, wounded or taken prisoner?

Answer 22

Over 200

Question 23

What was a common disease would soldiers get in trenches?

Answer 23

Trench Foot

Question 24

What did Moroccans want when Britain gave Morocco to France?

Answer 24

Independence

Question 25

What did Kaiser Wilhelm call the English and who gave the interview?

Answer 25

Mad and the Daily Telegraph

Question 26

What was the plan called what Germans had before the war?

Answer 26

Schlieffen Plan

Question 27

How much of the German army was aimed to be used in the Schieffen Plan?

Answer 27

90%

Question 28

How many battleships had Britain built?

Answer 28

27

Question 29

How many battleships did Germany build?

Answer 29

17

Question 30

What gunboat did Wilhelm send to the Moroccan port Agadir?

Answer 30

Panther

Question 31

How many men could Germany call up?

Answer 31

8.5 million

Question 32

How many men could Russia call up?

Answer 32

4.4 million

Question 33

How many men could France call up?

Answer 33

3.5 million

Question 34

How many men could Austria-Hungary call up?

Answer 34

3 million

Question 35

What would rats eat in the trenches?

Answer 35

Dead Corpses

Question 36

How big would rats get?

Answer 36

Enourmous size

Question 37

What type of gas did Germans use?

Answer 37

Mustard gas

Question 38

How long did the Battle of the Somme last?

Answer 38

4 months

Question 39

When did the Battle of the Somme began?

Answer 39

1 July 1916

Question 40

What are France and Britain do in Africa that made Germany do it?

Answer 40

Conquer land

Question 41

When did World War One end?

Answer 41

11am 11/11/1918