History Year 9 EXAM Flashcards
Who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
William of Normandy
Why was he able to win the Battle of Hastings? (2 marks)
Godwinsons troops were tired and the Norman’s had cavalry
Who was shockingly murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170?
Thomas becket
Why was he murdered?
He wouldn’t let Henry gain control over the Church
Name 2 causes that people at the time believed caused the 1348 Black Death (2 marks)
God punishing people for their sins and bad smells
Name 2 consequences of the Black Death (2 marks)
easier for peasants to leave and 1/3 of the population was killed
In what year was the Peasants’ Revolt?
1381
What was Henry VIII’s main motive for breaking with the Catholic Church and Rome?
He wanted a divorce so he could have a male heir
What did Henry create?
The Church of England
How did some English people rebel against Henry VIII’s religious changes?
30000 people rebelled in the pilgrimage of grace
Name a cause of the English Civil War (1 mark)
power religion taxes
Who won the English Civil War?
Parliament - led by Oliver Cromwell
What was the name of the English king who was executed?
King Charles I
When was the abolition of the British slave trade
(When they could t take any more new slaves). 1807
What were the 4 M.A.I.N causes of WW1? (4 marks)
alliances militarism imperialism and nationalism
What was the 1907 alliance called between Britain France and Russia
Triple Entente
What was the 1882 alliance called between Germany Austria-Hungary and Italy
Triple Alliance
How did the alliances cause World War One?
Dragged multiple countries in to war once it broke out
When did WW1 break out?
July 1914
In what year did women over 30 get the vote in England?
1918
