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6. When did the battle of the Somme end?

  • November 1918
  • October 1918
  • January 1917
  • November 1916
  • July 1916

7. Phosgene was 18 times deadlier than chlorine gas

  • True
  • False

8. How many sailors did Britain lose in the Battle of Jutland?

  • 8,000
  • 50,000
  • 6,000
  • 1,500
  • 2,500

9. How many sailors did Germany lose in the Battle of Jutland?

  • 6,000
  • 50,000
  • 1,500
  • 2,500
  • 8,000

10. After the Battle of Jutland Britain remained trapped in port for the rest of the war

  • False
  • True

11. When was conscription introduced?

  • December 1914
  • January 1916
  • July 1916
  • January 1918
  • May 1917

12. When was rationing made compulsory?

  • December 1914
  • January 1916
  • July 1916
  • January 1918
  • May 1917

13. How many women worked in munition factories?

  • 1 million
  • 60,000
  • 100,000
  • 3 million
  • 2.5 million

14. When was the Brest-Litovsk Treaty signed?

  • March 1918
  • July 1917
  • January 1916
  • March 1917
  • August 1918

15. What is unrestricted submarine warfare?

  • Listening to the enemy
  • Submarines firing on submarines
  • Sinking merchant ships without warning
  • Spying on the enemy
  • Laying mines to blow up enemy submarines

16. Which of these was NOT an reason for the Battle of the Somme?

  • To try out the tanks
  • To save the channel ports
  • To releive pressure on Verdun
  • To break out of stalemate
  • To wear down the enemy (attrition)

17. The bombing of Pearl Harbour brought America into the First World War

  • False
  • True

18. Why did Britain enter WWI?

  • Britain wanted to expand her empire in Europe
  • Britain had agreed to protect Belgium which was attacked by Germany
  • France offered Britain money
  • Russia attacked America
  • Germany attacked Britain