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Unit Quiz

How far did the assassination cause the First World War?

This quiz will help you to assess your learning of key concepts and knowledge in this unit.

Due to the overlap in knowledge and themes, the following 'Twentieth Century War and Peace' Unit Quiz assesses knowledge from the following enquiries: 1) How far did the assassination cause the First World War? 2) What do the stories of the 'often forgotten armies' reveal about the Western Front? 3) Why did WWI end in November 1918? 4) What kind of peace was made in 1919? 5) Why did the League of Nations fail? 6) When was the turning point during the second world war? 7) How did Jewish people resist during the Holocaust? The Unit Quizzes for all of these enquiries are the same quiz on the Twentieth Century War and Peace.

Q1.Which of these nations was part of the Triple Entente?

GermanyFranceSerbiaThe Ottoman Empire

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Q2.Which nation had created the Schlieffen Plan?

FranceGermanyBritainRussia

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Q3.Which nation had the largest army in Europe in 1914?

FranceBritainRussiaGermany

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Q4.Which of these are Balkan nations?

Serbia and BosniaFrance and BelgiumBosnia and GermanyEstonia and Spain

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Q5.Germans used banned chlorine gas at Ypres. What could that reveal?

The British were in trouble in 1915.The Germans were evilLeaders would stop at very little to break the stalemate.The soldiers were stupid and should have known it was gas

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Q6.Tanks were first used successfully in a massed attack at the Battle of Cambrai. What could this reveal about the Western Front?

The British were in trouble in 1917Soldiers were no longer importantNew technology was being used in the First World WarSoldiers were not always supported or cared for properly

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Q7.When was the First World War?

1900-19141914-19181918-19391939-1945

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Q8.What was the Western Front?

Western EuropeA lineTheatre of war in Western EuropeAn attitude held by Western Europeans in the First World War

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Q9.What is the typical representation of the Western Front?

Barbed wire, trenches and European soldiersGuerilla warfare and concentration campsBombing of European cities, nuclear bombs and fighting across the worldIndian and African soldiers fighting using tanks

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Q10.In 1917 Russia had a revolution. As a result Russia became the world's first...

Communist countryAuthoritarian countryFascist countryDemocratic country

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Q11.What was the USA's position when war broke out in 1914?

They joined on the side of the Allies (France, Britain, Russia)They joined on the side of the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary)They tried to negotiate a solution between both sides to avoid a conflictThey remained neutral and avoided getting involved in the conflict

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Q12.Why was the main reason Germany suffering from food shortages by 1918?

Their population was too big for the amount of food they produced.The British had blockaded their ports preventing food stuffs entering the country.The Germans exported too much of their food to the other Central PowersThe Americans sank German boats carrying food

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Q13.When did the Armistice come into effect?

8am on 8th November 19189am on 9th November 191810am on 10th November 191811am on 11th November 1918

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Q14.Which countries were the main winning countries of the First World War, also known as the 'Big Three'?

Britain, France and the USA.Russia, France and Britain.The USA, France and Russia.Italy, Britain and France.

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Q15.What was the name of the payments that Germany had to make as punishment for the First World War?

RepairsRespirationsReparationsCompensations

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Q16.What did the League of Nations aim to do?

Keep Germany out of European politics.Create more tension between the countries so no-one would ally with Germany.Keep peace through diplomacy (talking about problems instead of going to war).

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Q17.What does self-determination mean?

Someone who is really sure that they are going to achieve something.A country that is ruled over by another more powerful country.An ethic group which rules itself, rather than being ruled over by another country.

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Q18.What was the Treaty of Versailles?

An agreement of the punishments that Germany would face for starting the First World War.An agreement to stop fighting and for Germany to surrender.An agreement that Germany would take full blame for starting the First World War.An agreement to discuss what would happen to Germany following the First World War.

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Q19.What was the League of Nations?

An organisation set up so that nations could discuss and solve their problems instead of going to war.An organisation set up so that nations could compete with each other.An organisation set up to punish Germany following the Treaty of Versailles.

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Q20.What was the Wall Street Crash?

A car crash on a road called Wall Street in 1929.The name for the day when the economy in America collapsed in 1929.Unemployment in 1929.

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Q21.Of which country was Mussolini the leader?

BritainFranceUSAItaly

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Q22.Select the correct definition for the policy of appeasement, followed by Britain and France in the 1930s.

Ensuring that long-term peace was secured in Europe by ensuring that all countries in Europe remained free.Being firm in stopping Hitler from taking land in Europe.Aiming to compromise with Hitler in order to avoid war, even if it meant going against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the aims of the League of Nations.

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Q23.Which country did Germany and the USSR both want to take over in late 1939?

PolandCzechoslovakiaAustriaRomania

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Q24.By what name does the UK refer to the agreement made between the USSR and Germany in August 1939?

The Pact of SteelThe Nazi-Soviet PactThe Communist-Fascist PactThe Anti-Comintern Pact

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Q25.What did Britain do when Germany invaded Poland in September 1939?

Issued an ultimatum to Germany saying that if the German army did not leave Poland, that Britain would declare war.Britain did nothing.Britain met with France and made another pact that if Germany invaded any more countries they would declare war.Britain asked the USSR if they could make an alliance against Germany.

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Q26.What was Blitzkrieg?

The evacuation operation from DunkirkGerman declaration of war on Britain and FranceAn agreement signed between Germany and the USSRGerman lightning war

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Q27.What was the Battle of Britain?

A Battle between Germany and Britain that took place after Germany invaded in September 1940A period between September 1940 and May 1941 where the Germans bombed civiliansA period between June 1940 and September 1940 where the German Luftwaffe attempted to wipe out the RAFAn evacuation operation from Dunkirk

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Q28.What was the name for the prolonged bombing attacks on London and the rest of the UK?

Operation SealionOperation OverlordOperation DynamoThe Blitz

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Q29.After the failure of the Luftwaffe to defeat the RAF, Germany decided that they were going to attack who instead?

ItalyChinaJapanThe USSR

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Q30.Where did Japan invade in 1937?

The USAPearl HarborManchuriaThe Philippines

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Q31.Where was the island of Pearl Harbor?

JapanThe PhilippinesHawaiiIndochina

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Q32.Which countries did America declare war on in December 1941?

Japan, Britain, FranceJapan, Germany, ItalyBritain, France, USSRGermany and Italy

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Q33.The D-Day landings involved troops from which countries?

British, French, RussianFrench, Chinese, BritishBritish, American, FrenchBritish, American, Canadian

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Q34.Put the events into the correct order: Japanese surrender, German surrender, Hitler's suicide, dropping of the atomic bomb

Hitler's suicide, German surrender, Dropping of atomic bomb, Japanese surrenderGerman surrender, Hitler's suicide, Dropping of atomic bomb, Japanese surrenderJapanese surrender, German surrender, Hitler's suicide, dropping of the atomic bombDropping of the atomic bombJapanese surrender, German surrender, Hitler's suicide

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Q35.Which of the following statements is the most accurate description of a ghetto?

a separate part of a city for only some people to live inan area of a city with a wallpart of a city where you are not allowed in or outan area of a city

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Q36.In which ghetto was there a violent uprising?

BerlinWarsawParisVienna

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Q37.What is a civilian?

someone in a war who is not in the armed forcessomeone in a war who is fighting on the other sidesomeone in a war who is capturedsomeone in a war who is badly wounded

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Q38.What is a partisan?

Someone who resists using forceA member of a group who fights for what is rightA member of an armed secret group, fighting against an occupying forceA freedom fighter who attacks people in charge of a ghetto

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