The First World War and Hitler's Rise to Power

Question 0

When did the first world start?

Answer 0

1914

Question 1

Why did the war start?

Answer 1

The assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

Question 2

When did the First World War end?

Answer 2

1919

Question 3

What were the two European alliances?

Answer 3

The triple alliance and the triple entente

Question 4

Which European countries formed the triple alliance?

Answer 4

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. They were supported by the Ottoman Empire

Question 5

Which European countries formed the triple entente?

Answer 5

France Great Britain and Russia. They were supported by Serbia

Question 6

Why was the triple entente formed?

Answer 6

All three countries were scared of Germany’s growing strength

Question 7

What were the M.A.I.N causes of world war 1?

Answer 7

Military- seeing war as glory
Alliances- countries group for protection
Imperialism- building an empire
Nationalism- pride in one’s countryside

Question 8

What was the Schlieffen plan?

Answer 8

Germany wanted to attack France as quickly as possible and force them to surrender. They wanted face to surrender by the time Russia had a chance to attack Germany

Question 9

What was the food like in the trenches?

Answer 9

The food contained very little nutrition and they were lucky if they got meat once a week.

Question 10

What were some good points about the war?

Answer 10

You made life long friends, some of them liked army food as it was better than they got at home and when they weren’t in the front line entertainment was organised for them

Question 11

What is cowardice?

Answer 11

Someone who is a coward and runs away from the war or injures themselves on purpose is charged with cowardice

Question 12

What is cushy?

Answer 12

Giving yourself an injury deliberately so you can go home

Question 13

What is bully?

Answer 13

A cheap brand of meat

Question 14

What is trench foot?

Answer 14

Your fete swell by two/three times their normal size, it goes completely dead

Question 15

What is ball?

Answer 15

Slang for ammunition

Question 16

What is blighty?

Answer 16

Slang for Britain

Question 17

What is shell shock?

Answer 17

A mental illness caused by the stress of war

Question 18

What is desertion?

Answer 18

When you run away from the war?

Question 19

What was big problem in the trenches?

Answer 19

Rats and lice

Question 20

Why were rats such a big problem in the trenches?

Answer 20

They got so big that they were eating the wounded soldiers, also they would eat all the rationed food. They would also spread disease through the trenches

Question 21

What are some reasons people had for voting Hitler to Power?

Answer 21

As Germany was such a mess they saw Hitler’s regime as having order and structure. Also, it seemed it was Hitler or become a communist country and no one wanted that.

Question 22

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 22

The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans

Question 23

How did Hitler increase his control over Germany?

Answer 23

He appeared on interviews when he was in jail, wrote a book of his ideas, intimidated people with his SA, took away unions so people didn’t have any control or say and he got trust-worthy people like the pope in his side.