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"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." - Winston Churchill.

Britain: Warfare From 1900 To Present Day

From trenches and tanks to drones and nuclear weapons, this GCSE History quiz explores how warfare changed Britain and the wider world after 1900.

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Fascinating Fact:

New technology, such as helicopters, drones, satellites, and precision missiles, has changed how Britain gathers information and attacks targets.

In GCSE History, this topic looks at how British warfare changed from 1900 onwards. You study major conflicts, new weapons and tactics, and the impact on soldiers and civilians.

Key Terms

Total war: When a country uses all its people and resources to support the war, at home and on the battlefield.
Home front: Life in a country at war, away from the actual fighting, including factory work, rationing, and civil defence.
Conscientious objector: A person who refuses to fight in war because of moral, political, or religious beliefs.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What changed in warfare between 1900 and today?

Between 1900 and today, warfare changed from horse-drawn guns and trench battles to tanks, aircraft, submarines, nuclear weapons, and high-tech tools such as radar, satellites, and drones.

How did World War One and World War Two affect British warfare?

World War One and World War Two brought mass conscription, large-scale trench and machine-gun fighting, bombing of cities, and greater government control over industry, resources, and information.

What do I need to revise for Britain: Warfare from 1900 to present day?

For this GCSE History topic, revise key conflicts, changes in weapons and tactics, the role of government, the home front, medical advances, and how warfare affected ordinary people in Britain.

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1 .

Which method did Britain use to recruit troops at the beginning of the Great War?

Voluntary enlistment

Conscription

The Press Gang

The Draft

Britain had historically been a great naval power, not a military one. In 1914, therefore, a much larger army was suddenly needed

2 .

Which kind of nuclear-armed missiles arrived at RAF Greenham Common during the 1980's?

Minuteman

Titan

Cruise

Patriot

Several NATO member states asked for US assistance in the 1980's to deter the SS20 rockets that the USSR had just deployed on its western border

3 .

Which of the following gases was used as a weapon on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918?

Sarin

Mustard Gas

Carbon Monoxide

Methane

Both sides used gas, especially when the prevailing wind suited them. Many soldiers lost their sight as a result of gas - even if only temporarily

4 .

Which general commanded United Nations forces during the 1991 Gulf War?

Schwarzkopf

De La Billiere

Westmoreland

Colin Powell

The UN assembled a coalition drawn from a wide variety of member states to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait

5 .

Which was the only major military campaign in the First World War on the Western Front in which the attacking forces sustained less casualties than the defenders?

The Somme

Passchendaele

Verdun

Loos

In most Great War battles the attackers suffered greater casualties than the defenders. Trench warfare after all suited defensive weaponry and tactics: barbed wire, snipers, machine guns, etc

6 .

Prime Minister Winston Churchill was famous for his oratory. In one 1940 speech he said, "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few". To which group in the British armed forces was he referring?

The soldiers returning from the Dunkirk beaches

The "Dambuster" Squadron 617

RAF Fighter Command

The Home Guard

In 1940 Britain was in a precarious position, following the fall of France, Norway and the Low Countries. Moreover Hitler seemed to be preparing to invade across the Channel

7 .

What kind of weapon was the German V2?

A rocket

A flying bomb

A torpedo boat

A bomber aircraft

Even after the Allied landings in Italy and France the Germans were able to threaten Britain and its forces, for they still controlled much occupied land and coastline

8 .

The USA and its British ally used the Polaris and Trident delivery systems to deliver a nuclear payload in the event of war. What kind of platform did these two systems use?

Bomber aircraft

Artillery shells

Submarines

Surface warships

The two states were looking for a system that was fast and relatively difficult to identify and destroy

9 .

Which nuclear-armed state tested its nuclear weapons at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific after the Second World War?

France

The United States

The Soviet Union

Great Britain

Nuclear weapons needed testing, preferably a long way away from human habitation

10 .

Which British commander during the Great War was referred to by his critics as "the Butcher of the Somme"?

Sir John French

Rawlinson

Lord Kitchener

Haig

Generals found it difficult to devise strategies on the Western Front that would not involve heavy casualties. They had to have an eye to British public opinion, to the feelings of allies like France and Russia and to the failure of alternative tactics like the Dardanelles campaign against Turkey

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Britain, migration and empire overview, c790 - present day

Author: Edward Towne