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History Quiz - The First World War 07 (Questions)

See how much you know in our final KS3 History quiz on the First World War. During the First World War, technology began to produce new offensive weapons, such as the tank. Britain and France were its primary users; the Germans employed captured Allied tanks. The first tanks were unreliable and unpleasant to drive. They were more likely to break down than to be destroyed by the enemy.

On November 11th 1918, an armistice with Germany was signed in a railway carriage at Compiègne. In theory, Germany and the Allies were still at war until the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919. Legally, the war with Germany lasted until 10th January 1920. Several other treaties were signed with the other countries and the geography of Europe changed significantly. Germany had no say in the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles. As a result, the people of Germany felt they had not been treated with justice. They had to pay large sums of money to the Allies as compensation. This resentment allowed Adolf Hitler to come to power in the 1930s and was a major factor contributing to the Second World War.

1. Germany surrendered on what date in 1918?
[ ] October 31st
[ ] November 5th
[ ] November 11th
[ ] November 13th
2. Which treaty was signed after the end of the war?
[ ] Treaty of London
[ ] Treaty of Paris
[ ] Treaty of Utrecht
[ ] Treaty of Versailles
3. Who was the French Prime Minister who most wanted Germany punished?
[ ] Alexandre Ribot
[ ] Aristide Briand
[ ] Georges Clemenceau
[ ] Paul Painleve
4. What did NOT happen to Germany as a result of the treaty?
[ ] It came under British rule
[ ] It had to pay a huge fine
[ ] It suffered loss of lands
[ ] It was forced to disarm
5. Which region was taken off Germany?
[ ] Alsace - Lorraine
[ ] Burgundy
[ ] Picardy
[ ] Provence
6. Germany lost its colonies on which continent?
[ ] Africa
[ ] Asia
[ ] Europe
[ ] South America
7. Which two countries were banned from uniting in the future?
[ ] Austria and Hungary
[ ] Britain and Belgium
[ ] France and Britain
[ ] Germany and Austria
8. What was formed to try and prevent future wars?
[ ] League of Democracy
[ ] League of Europe
[ ] League of Geneva
[ ] League of Nations
9. Germany paid compensation for war damage called what?
[ ] Repaginations
[ ] Reparations
[ ] Repatriations
[ ] Restorations
10. World War One was called 'The war to .......'
[ ] end all wars
[ ] remember
[ ] turn boys into men
[ ] unite Europe

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History Quiz - The First World War 07 (Answers)
1. Germany surrendered on what date in 1918?
[ ] October 31st
[ ] November 5th
[x] November 11th
[ ] November 13th
At 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month. The last soldier to die in the war is said to be Private George Lawrence Price, a Canadian soldier who was shot by a German sniper two minutes before the start of the armistice
2. Which treaty was signed after the end of the war?
[ ] Treaty of London
[ ] Treaty of Paris
[ ] Treaty of Utrecht
[x] Treaty of Versailles
The treaty punished Germany harshly
3. Who was the French Prime Minister who most wanted Germany punished?
[ ] Alexandre Ribot
[ ] Aristide Briand
[x] Georges Clemenceau
[ ] Paul Painleve
France had five different Prime Ministers during the war
4. What did NOT happen to Germany as a result of the treaty?
[x] It came under British rule
[ ] It had to pay a huge fine
[ ] It suffered loss of lands
[ ] It was forced to disarm
At the end of the war, many of the German soldiers were suffering from the deadly influenza pandemic of 1918. This outbreak of 'Spanish flu' killed more people than the war
5. Which region was taken off Germany?
[x] Alsace - Lorraine
[ ] Burgundy
[ ] Picardy
[ ] Provence
It was returned to France
6. Germany lost its colonies on which continent?
[x] Africa
[ ] Asia
[ ] Europe
[ ] South America
Germany had four African colonies
7. Which two countries were banned from uniting in the future?
[ ] Austria and Hungary
[ ] Britain and Belgium
[ ] France and Britain
[x] Germany and Austria
In 1938, Nazi Germany invaded Austria, but many Austrians at the time welcomed this move
8. What was formed to try and prevent future wars?
[ ] League of Democracy
[ ] League of Europe
[ ] League of Geneva
[x] League of Nations
It was founded on 10 January 1920
9. Germany paid compensation for war damage called what?
[ ] Repaginations
[x] Reparations
[ ] Repatriations
[ ] Restorations
This was a large cause of the resentment for the German people as it wrecked the economy
10. World War One was called 'The war to .......'
[x] end all wars
[ ] remember
[ ] turn boys into men
[ ] unite Europe
The writer H. G. Wells used this expression