Starter quiz

  • Which one of the following is the best definition of 'empire'?
    • a country or area under the control of another country
    • a group of countries or provinces ruled from another country  ✓
    • a group of countries forming an alliance
  • What term best describes a country that is under the control of another country, and often occupied by settlers from that country?
    • 'Colony' ✓
  • Which one of the following countries was an ally of Britain in the First World War?
    • Austria-Hungary
    • France  ✓
    • Germany
    • Italy
  • Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened
    • 1
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      many European countries had built empires across South America, Africa and Asia
    • 2
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      Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
    • 3
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      Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
    • 4
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      Russia, Germany and France all declare war in July
    • 5
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      Germany begins its Schlieffen Plan
    • 6
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      Britain enters the war
    • 7
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      European nations begin to recruit soldiers from their colonies
  • Which one of the following countries failed to carry out its Schlieffen Plan, triggering British entry into the First World War?
    • Britain
    • France
    • Germany  ✓
    • Russia
  • Which one of the following statements best explains why the conflict of 1914-1918 became known as a world war?
    • Lots of people around the world heard about the war.
    • Every single country was involved in the war.
    • The war involved and impacted a large number of people all around the world.  ✓
    • Millions of Europeans died as a result of the war.
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