World War 1: An overview

Question 1

1. Define World War 1.

Answer 1

It was a global war centred in Europe

Question 2

2. What were the beginning and end dates of World War 1?

Answer 2

28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

Question 3

3. How many years did World War 1 last?

Answer 3

3 years and 3 months

Question 4

4. Give 3 other names for World War 1.

Answer 4

The great war
The world war
The war to end all wars

Question 5

5. How many countries took part in World War 1?

Answer 5

135 countries

Question 6

6. How many people died in WW1?

Answer 6

More than 15 million people died.

Question 7

7. Name the Central powers that fought in world war 1 (Name 4)?

Answer 7

1. Germany
2. Astro Hungary
3. Turkey (also known as Ottoman Empire)
4. Bulgraria

Question 8

8. Name all countries making up the allies/alliances (there are 11).

Answer 8

1. Russia
2. France
3. Japan
4. Italy
5. British Empire
6. USA
7. Serbia
8. Belgium
9. Greece
10. Portugal
11. Montenegro

Question 8

9. What caused the WW1? Name 5 reasons.

Answer 8

1. **Assassination **of Archduke Frans Ferdinard and his wife Sophie.
2. Differences over **foreign policy **between the major powers.
3. A** tangle of alliances **that were made between countries to maintain the balance of power in Europe.
4. Countries were **building military forces, weapons and battleships **and therefore it was a question of time before they would use them.
5. Countries that had **lost their territories **wanted to regain them.

Question 9

10. On the first day of battle, who lost 58000 soldiers and what was the name of this battle?

Answer 9

The British and it was called the battle of Somme.

Question 10

11. Why and when did the Americans join world war 1?

Answer 10

When 128 Americans were killed by the German U-boat

Question 11

12. What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sunk?

Answer 11

The Lusitania

Question 12

13. Who sank this british passenger ship?

Answer 12

A German submarine

Question 13

14. How many british passengers were killed when the British passenger ship was sunk?

Answer 13

1195 passengers

Question 14

15. In what year was this british passenger ship sunk?

Answer 14

1915

Question 15

16. When and why did German citizens demonstrate against the war?

Answer 15

• 1918
• The british navy had blocked the German Ports and people were starving and economy was collapsing.

Question 16

17. When did the German Emperor resign?

Answer 16

9 November 1918

Question 17

What was the name of the German emperor

Answer 17

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 18

19. When was the treaty of Versialles signed?

Answer 18

In 1919

Question 19

19. What did the treaty of Versialles require Germany to do (name 5 things)?

Answer 19

1. Germany was to accept full responsibility for causing the war.
2. Germany wouldy make reparations (compensaton) to some of the allied countries.
3. Germany had to surrender some of their terrritories to surrounding countries.
4. Germany had to surrender its African Colonies.
5. Germany had to limit the size of its military.

Question 20

19. The treaty of Versialles required Germany to pay compensation to some of the allied countries, when did Germany make the full payment?

Answer 20

2010

Question 21

22. Some explosions during WW1 were very loud and could be heard in one country from another, please give an example.

Answer 21

Explosion in France could be heard in London

Question 22

23. Why did British miners dig tunnels in WW1

Answer 22

To detonate bonds behind the enemy trenches

Question 23

24. Who was banned from reporting the WW1 and risked their lives to report about the war?

Answer 23

Journalists

Question 24

25. How many letters were delivered to soldiers who were in the week every week

Answer 24

12 million

Question 25

26. Why was plastic surgey invented after WW1

Answer 25

to reconstruct wounded soldiers’ faces that were badly damaged by shrapnel.

Question 26

Name the Doctor who pioneered plastic surgery after WW1

Answer 26

Dr Gillies

Question 27

28. Name the youngest British soldier to go to war.

Answer 27

Sydney Lewis

Question 28

Name the

29. How old was the the youngest British soldier to go to war?

Answer 28

12

Question 29

Why did many young boys lie about their age during WW1?

Answer 29

So that they can go and fight in the war.

Question 30

31. Why were blood banks started in WW1?

Answer 30

Many soldiers need blood transfusion in the field hospitals.

Question 31

32. What was the ratio of survival of British soldiers in the trenches?

Answer 31

9 out of 10

Question 32

33. What flower was used to remember fallen WW1 soldiers and why?

Answer 32

The poppy because it grew on the war-torn wastelands

Question 32

34. What type of weapons were used for the first time during WW1?

Name the chemical weapon of choice in WW1.

Answer 32

• Chemical weapons
• Mustard gas