Lesson Y9-U02-L01

Europe in 1900 Two Armed Camps Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 15

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Lesson Y9-U02-L01, Europe in 1900 Two Armed Camps: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 15: Year 9: WW1 Causes, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which major alliance included Britain, France and Russia by 1907?

    • Triple Entente
    • Triple Alliance
    • Central Powers
    • Axis Powers

  2. Which three nations formed the Triple Alliance in 1882?

    • Britain, France, Russia
    • Germany, Russia, Austria
    • France, Italy, Britain
    • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

  3. Which three countries formed the Triple Entente in 1907?

    • Britain, France, Russia
    • Britain, USA, France
    • Russia, Serbia, Germany
    • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

  4. What was the main difference between an entente and an alliance?

    • Binding treaty
    • Trade agreement
    • Loose understanding
    • Secret pact

  5. What does the historical term 'militarism' describe?

    • Promoting national pride
    • Forming secret treaties
    • Building up armed forces
    • Conquering foreign colonies

  6. Which of these was NOT one of the six great powers of Europe in 1900?

    • Austria-Hungary
    • Russia
    • Spain
    • Britain

  7. In what year did Germany become a united country?

    • 1871
    • 1848
    • 1882
    • 1907

  8. Which French provinces did Germany annex in 1871, causing deep resentment?

    • Flanders and Wallonia
    • Bavaria and Prussia
    • Alsace-Lorraine
    • Normandy and Brittany

  9. Which country had the largest empire in history by 1900?

    • Russia
    • France
    • Britain
    • Germany

  10. Why did Germany feel disadvantaged in the 19th-century race for empire?

    • Lack of shipping
    • Economic collapse
    • Royal weakness
    • Late unification

  11. Why did the expansion of the German navy cause alarm in Britain?

    • Germany invaded France
    • Britain relied on trade
    • Alliances were banned
    • Britain had no warships

  12. What did Kaiser Wilhelm II mean by demanding 'a place in the sun'?

    • Freer press laws
    • Overseas empire and power
    • Stronger domestic farming
    • Better summer weather

  13. What did British newspaper editorials suggest about German naval expansion?

    • It lowered food prices
    • It improved world peace
    • It threatened British security
    • It protected British colonies

  14. What does the historical term 'utility' mean when evaluating a source?

    • Origin
    • Age
    • Usefulness
    • Popularity

  15. Why did the alliance system make a major European war much more likely?

    • Disputes dragged others in
    • Armies were reduced
    • Treaties prevented taxation
    • Countries traded exclusively

  16. What did historians mean by describing Europe as a 'powder keg' by 1907?

    • Tense and heavily armed
    • Rapidly industrialising
    • Politically united
    • Economically bankrupt

  17. Which major rivalry significantly increased European tension before 1914?

    • Spanish-Italian border dispute
    • Anglo-German naval race
    • British-American trade rivalry
    • French-Russian colonial war

  18. What was the core promise made by members of a European alliance?

    • Shared currency
    • Mutual military defence
    • Open borders
    • Joint taxation

  19. What was the 'empire race' of the late nineteenth century?

    • Competition for colonies
    • Olympic athletic games
    • Naval battleship building
    • Railway speed records

  20. Which monarch ruled Germany and pursued an aggressive foreign policy in 1900?

    • Kaiser Wilhelm II
    • Franz Joseph
    • Otto von Bismarck
    • Tsar Nicholas II

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