Year 6
Why were so many lives lost on the Western Front?
Year 6
Why were so many lives lost on the Western Front?
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will be learning about the major events of the First World War, including trench warfare, the Battle of the Somme, and why America joined the war.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is the name given to the group of countries in south-eastern Europe?
Scandanavia
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Q2.
Who was the British foreign secretary at the beginning of World War One?
David Lloyd George
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Otto Von Bismark
Q3.
What does the A in MAIN stand for?
Allied attacks
Appeasement
Attrition
Q4.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to which country?
Bosnia
Prussia
Serbia
Q5.
When is Bismark usually said to have unified Germany?
1812
1914
1918
5 Questions
Q1.
Where was the Western Front?
Between Germany and Austrio-Hungary.
Between Russia and Germany.
Between the United Kingdom and France.
Q2.
Which of these weapons were used in WWI? Tick four answers.
Fighter Jet
Missiles
Q3.
What was the name of the passenger ship sunk by Germany?
RMS Louisana
RMS Luisitana
RMS Lustinia
Q4.
What event caused Britain to enter the war?
Germany sending Russia an ultimatum.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The unification of Germany.
Q5.
When did Germany sign the armistice agreement with the Allied Powers?
11th August 1917
11th August 1918
11th November 1915