Year 9 History Exam 1 revision cards

Question 1

What new fighting vehicle was first used at the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 1

Tanks

Question 2

When were tanks first used?

Answer 2

At the battle of the Somme.

Question 3

What were the official ages of British volunteers in WW1?

Answer 3

18-41 (could not be sent overseas until they were 19)

Question 4

When was the armistice (ceasefire) that ended WW1 signed by German leaders?

Answer 4

11am on 11th November 1918

Question 5

What do we mean by ‘stalemate?’

Answer 5

A situation in a battle or war where neither army can gain significant ground.

Question 6

What was conscription?

Answer 6

Any man aged 18-41 could be forced to join the army. Not doing so when ordered to was illegal.

Question 7

Which question on Year 9 Exam 1 wants you to use your knowledge to decide and explain which interpretation is most convincing?

Answer 7

Q3

Question 8

What were conscientious objectors?

Answer 8

people who refused to fight because of their beliefs.

Question 9

How many British casualties were there on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 9

60,000 (including 19,000 dead)

Question 10

On Q1 of Year 9 Exam 1, what must you make sure you do with the two interpretations?

Answer 10

Write about what is different

Question 11

What was different about the British army at the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 11

It was a huge near army of volunteers.

Question 12

What was the main use of planes during WW1?

Answer 12

Reconnaissance (spying on the enemy).

Question 13

What was shell-shock?

Answer 13

A nervous breakdown in soldiers brought on by the experience of war.

Question 14

In what year did the British government introduce conscription?

Answer 14

1916

Question 15

How many British soldiers by the end of WW1 had been executed for cowardice?

Answer 15

332

Question 16

What did ships have to do with defeat of the Germans in in WW1?

Answer 16

The German navy had a mutiny.

Question 17

What was fired at the German trenches for 7 days before the official start of the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 17

1.5 million artillery shells.

Question 18

With which battle would you associate General Haig?

Answer 18

The Battle of the Somme.

Question 19

Which country joined WW1 on Britain and France’s side in 1917 that helped to defeat Germany?

Answer 19

America.

Question 20

What was no-man’s land?

Answer 20

The area between the front line trenches of the two opposing sides. This area was covered in barbed wire and covered by the machine guns of both sides.

Question 21

Which question on Year 9 Exam 1 wants you to use PASTA to explain why the two interpretations are different?

Answer 21

Q2

Question 22

What happened on 1st July 1916?

Answer 22

First day of the Battle of the Somme

Question 23

What were ‘conchies?’

Answer 23

Conscientious objectors - people who refused to fight because of their beliefs.

Question 24

On Q2 of Year 9 Exam 1, what must you make sure you do with the two interpretations?

Answer 24

Use PASTA to explain why they are different.

Question 25

What risk was there to soldiers who didn’t keep below the line of the trenches?

Answer 25

Being shot by an enemy sniper.

Question 26

What emotions were WW1 recruitment posters trying to make men feel?

Answer 26

Excitement about the war and guilt for not getting involved.

Question 27

Which question on Year 9 Exam 1 wants you to spot the difference between two interpretations?

Answer 27

Q1

Question 28

What are mustard, chlorine and phosgene?

Answer 28

Names of different types of gas used in combat.

Question 29

On what date did the Battle of the Somme begin?

Answer 29

1st July 1916

Question 30

On Q3 of Year 9 Exam 1, what must you make sure you do with the two interpretations?

Answer 30

Use just your knowledge (not PASTA) to explain which one is most convincing and why.

Question 31

What was the impact of the weather on life in the trenches?

Answer 31

In rain soldiers in trenches would be knee-deep in water, in winter the mud might freeze as hard as rock, in summer it might bake in blistering heat.

Question 32

What range of moods and emotions might soldiers in the trenches feel?

Answer 32

discomfort, boredom, anxiety, uncertainty, excitement, terror.

Question 33

What % of deaths in WW1 were caused by gas weapons?

Answer 33

1.4%

Question 34

What was ‘behind the lines?’

Answer 34

The safe space behind the trenches where soldiers could access hospitals, dressing stations and supplies.

Question 35

What were the years of the First World War?

Answer 35

1914-1918

Question 36

On Q1 of Year 9 Exam 1, what must you make sure you do with the two interpretations?

Answer 36

Write about what is different

Question 37

What new tactical ideas helped to defeat the German army in 1918?

Answer 37

Use of stormtroopers and the rolling artillery barrage.

Question 38

When were gas weapons first used in combat?

Answer 38

April 1915.

Question 39

How many British soldiers were killed during WW1?

Answer 39

Almost 1 million.

Question 40

Who was in charge of the British army at the time of the Battle of the Somme?

Answer 40

General Haig

Question 41

When we talk about ‘shells’ in WW1, what are we referring to?

Answer 41

Artillery shells - huge explosive bullets that were always being fired in both directions.

Question 42

What do we mean by ‘the Western Front?’

Answer 42

The long line of trenches that stretched from the English Channel to the edge of Switzerland.