the first world war 1914 1918

Question 1

What event triggered WWI in 1914?

Answer 1

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip.

Question 2

Why did Britain enter WWI?

Answer 2

Germany invaded neutral Belgium.

Question 3

What characterised fighting on the Western Front?

Answer 3

Trench warfare, stalemates, mass casualties, and new tech (gas, tanks, etc.).

Question 4

Name one major WWI battle and its significance.

Answer 4

Battle of the Somme (1916) – over 1 million casualties, symbol of trench warfare.

Question 5

What was total war and how did it affect British society?

Answer 5

All aspects of life mobilised: conscription, rationing, propaganda, women in the workforce.

Question 6

What were the key outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles (1919)?

Answer 6

Blame on Germany, reparations, territorial losses, creation of League of Nations.

Question 7

Who founded the British Union of Fascists (BUF) and when?

Answer 7

Oswald Mosley, 1932.

Question 8

What event symbolised public resistance to fascism in Britain?

Answer 8

Battle of Cable Street (1936) – anti-fascists blocked a BUF march in East London

Question 9

What happened to Mosley and the BUF during WWII?

Answer 9

Mosley was interned in 1940; BUF was banned.