Yr9 Summer Assessment-History

Question 1

What superpowers made up the triple alliance and triple entente?

Answer 1

Triple alliance-Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Triple Entente-France, Britain and Russia

Question 2

What were the long term causes of WW1?

Answer 2

Arms Race-Germany had 2.2million soldiers whilst U.K had 711,000 soldiers
Alliances-triple alliance and triple entente
Empires-by 1900 large areas of the world were controlled by European countries and King of Germany wanted his own empire

Question 3

What was the spark/trigger of WW1?

Answer 3

When Franz Ferdinand soon to be King of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a member of the Black Hand (Gavrilo Princip) as Bosnia wanted to be owned by Serbia not Austria-Hungary

Question 4

Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?

Answer 4

Germany wanted to march through Belgium to get to France and invade it but Belgium retaliated and Germany was forced to push back and find another route

Question 5

Describe four horrors of life in the trenches?

Answer 5

Rats everywhere
Bullets and bomb fragments burst over their heads
Trench foot
Toilets overflow 
Flies biting

Question 6

What was the deadlier weapon;machine guns, tanks or gas?

Answer 6

Gas, as it can be colourless and odourless meaning you don’t know whether you have been poisoned or not
Tanks-max speed 3mph-slow and recognisable
Machine Gun-needs 4-6 men but has firepower of 100guns

Question 7

How did the British use propaganda to recruit people in the army?

Answer 7

Using advertisements
Reasons why:
Escape from prison
Money
Patriotic
Sense of adventure

Question 8

Describe 3 jobs women did during WW1 not before it?

Answer 8

Womens Land Army-farming etc, 260,000 joined
VAD-volunteer aid detachment, they were nurses and people who helped soldiers in the war
Munition Worker-made bombs, by 1918 947,000 lower class women were employed

Question 9

Why did so many soldiers die in the Battle of Somme?

Answer 9

Underestimated the power of Germans-they were well protected and General Haig ignored warning of that
1/3 of shells were duds
Inexperienced soldiers
No alternate plan
No order was given to stop by Haig as it was suppose to end at sundown

Question 10

Explain 3 reason why the Allies were able to break the stalemate and win WW1

Answer 10

Naval Blockade-naval army blocked the sea meaning Germans could no longer enter nor leave ports
USA entered the war-supplied supplies from beginning but sent soldiers in the summer of 1918
Civil unrest in Germany-soldiers were rising against Kaiser who soon had to abdicate from the pressures of Germans

Question 11

What were the differences between the Suffragettes and Suffragists?

Answer 11

Suffragettes-used violence (e.g Emily Davidson threw herself at the King’s horse), founded by ex-member of Suffragists Emily Pankhurst
Suffragists-used peaceful methods (e.h letters, posters, holding meetings), founded by Millicent Fawcett

Question 12

What did the Allies decide should be the consequences for Germany in the Treaty Of Versailles?

Answer 12

Had to pay £6.6 billion to the allies as compensation
Could only have an army of 100,000, no submarines, tanks and only 6 battle ships
Had to give all their countries back to the allies and cannot unite with Austria,all African colonies were given to France and U.K

Question 13

What clause do you think Germany disliked the most?

Answer 13

That they had a limited amount of soldiers and weapons, makes country weak…

Question 14

Describe 3 features of fascism and 3 features of communism

Answer 14

Fascism-people have to do exactly what the government says,police enforced this and use violence, celebrate the army/military
Communism-working people have control of the land, all wealth shared equally between humans, all industry owned by state (country)

Question 15

How were communism and fascism similar?

Answer 15

The leader of the country should be admired not questioned and people have to do exactly what the government to allow things to stay in order

Question 16

Describe how an economic boom cycle work

Answer 16

Large population,more jobs to fill—>large population to buy goods—>increased advertising encourages people to buy more goods—>companies invest in more goods to offer to consumers—>more people buy,more goods in demand,more products need to be produced

Question 17

Explain 3 reasons why America had an economic boom

Answer 17

Low tax rates meant people could save more money
Sold ammunition to countries during WW1 and got an economic boom because of it
Consumer goods were cheaper so more buyers

Question 18

Describe 5 ways Flappers were different to traditional women in the 1920s

Answer 18

Went to places that only men used to go to:boxing matches and clubs
Would wear their hair in a bob
Flappers used contraceptives and were much less traditional in relationships
Owned and drove cars
Smoked in public

Question 19

What was the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923?

Answer 19

Hitler and his little known Nazi Party attempted a revolution in Munich, Bavaria. They were angered by the hyperinflation crisis and wanted to get rid of the Weimar Republic politicians who signed the Treaty Of Versailles

Question 20

Was the Beer Hall Putsch a success or failure?

Answer 20

During the march, Ludendorff was arrested, 16 Nazis died and his colleague Goering was injured. Hitler fled the scene immediately. However the trial gave him a national platform to express his views and the court was sympathetic towards him giving him a short sentence giving him time to think about manifestos etc

Question 21

Why was prohibition introduced into the USA

Answer 21

Seen as satanic
Henry Ford didn’t want workers drunk on the job-bad reputation
Germany making a lot of beer, US didn’t like this as many german migrants made this in US-seen as unpatriotic

Question 22

Explain why prohibition failed

Answer 22

Blackmail
Corruption
Bribery
Smuggling
Difficulty controlling borders
Police afraid of gangsters
Speakeasies and moonshine

Question 23

Who was Al Capone and how did the prohibition benefit him?

Answer 23

Was a gangster, and smuggled alcohol in by controlling city officials and made a lot of money

Question 24

What caused the Wall Street Crash of 1929?

Answer 24

The 1929 stock market crash was a result of an unsustainable boom in share prices in the preceding years.

Question 25

Explain how the great depression helped Hitler

Answer 25

As Weimar Republic were being an incompetent government not helping the people, public saw Hitler as the only suitable candidate

Question 26

What four problems did the Weimar Republic face?

Answer 26

Hyperinflation crisis
Hunger
Unemployment 
Poverty
Rebellion/protests/strikes on jobs

Question 27

Describe two features of the 25 point plan

Answer 27

All business and industries to be controlled by the government
A new bigger national army

Question 28

What were the Gestapo?

Answer 28

Was the Nazi secret police, they collected info on Germans who were seen as a threat. Also they did not have to obey the law and could force people to sign confessions

Question 29

Why were the Gestapo effective?

Answer 29

As they had so much power: could arrest anyone and beat people

Question 30

Who were the SS?

Answer 30

Hitler’s private bodyguards and eventually in control of concentration camps

Question 31

Explain how Nazi’s used terror to control the German people

Answer 31

The Gestapo and SS had a lot of power over the people

Question 32

Explain how propaganda helped Hitler rise to power

Answer 32

Made false movies about Jews
Programme for which hard working people were given rewards (kdF)
Hitler Youth
“All of Germany hear Hitler’s people” radio
Degenerate music banned-jazz