Starter quiz

  • Which one of these countries did Germany assume would remain neutral if Germany launched its Schlieffen Plan?
    • Austria-Hungary
    • Britain  ✓
    • France
    • Russia
  • Match each key word to the correct definition.
    • conscription
      ⇔
      the process of forcing people to join the armed forces ✓
    • war of attrition
      ⇔
      a conflict in which each side tries to wear the other down ✓
    • trenches
      ⇔
      long narrow ditches which soldiers dug to protect themselves ✓
    • stalemate
      ⇔
      when further progress by opposing sides seems impossible ✓
  • Which one of the following countries had planned to use the Schlieffen Plan in the event of a European war?
    • Britain
    • France
    • Germany  ✓
    • Russia
  • Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened
    • 1
      ⇔
      the unification of Germany
    • 2
      ⇔
      the Balkan Wars
    • 3
      ⇔
      the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    • 4
      ⇔
      Serbia refuses to accept all the terms of Austria Hungary's ultimatum
    • 5
      ⇔
      Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
    • 6
      ⇔
      Russia, France and Germany become involved in the war
    • 7
      ⇔
      Britain declares war on Germany
  • Which two of the following conditions best describes why a country would introduce conscription?
    • too many people have volunteered to join the army
    • not enough people have volunteered to join the army  ✓
    • too many people have medical conditions that disqualify them from volunteering
    • there are not enough soldiers in the army at the time war breaks out  ✓
    • the population of a country is made up of mostly children and elderly people
  • Which three of the following are examples of the impact war can have on civilians?
    • deaths of relatives and friends in the war  ✓
    • increase in trade and availability of goods, especially food
    • introduction of new laws to help the whole country support the war  ✓
    • development of new battlefield tactics
    • important issues that do not directly relate to the war are delayed or ignored  ✓
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