Gr. 11 A New Kind of War Revision Sheet PDF

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This document is a revision sheet covering World War I. It includes multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions on topics like weaponry, warfare, and political factors. The document is a useful study tool for students.

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**[Chapter 14: Section 2-A New Kind of War ]** **Choose the correct answer.** 1. "One out of every four men who went out to the World War did not come back again, and those who came back , many are maimed and blind and some are mad". a. The quote indicates that there were massive casual...

**[Chapter 14: Section 2-A New Kind of War ]** **Choose the correct answer.** 1. "One out of every four men who went out to the World War did not come back again, and those who came back , many are maimed and blind and some are mad". a. The quote indicates that there were massive casualties and losses in WWI. b. The quote states that the war caused people to adjust their attitudes in life. c. The quote shows how war was a means to achieve great aims. 2. The Germans' Schlieffen Plan failed because of the following except \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_that: a. Russia mobilized faster than what was expected. b. The Turks were supporting Russia, but they failed them. c. The German shifted some of their troops to the east, weakening the east bank with France. d. Britain supported France in Marne River battle against Germany. 3. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a long deadly deadlock in which neither side was able to defeat the other side. The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ were determined to stop the German from proceeding , sending up the battle cry:" They shall not pass". a. Settlement/ British b. Stalemate / French c. Installment / Russians 4. An allied offensive on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was where about 60, 000 British soldiers were killed or wounded. a. Somme River b. Thames River c. Danube River 5. WWI was considered a new kind of war because of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. The use of technology of modern warfare b. The use of new styles of political debates c. New leaders who were appointed for war purposes 6- The use of the new rapid fire machine guns, the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ,a flying debris from artillery shells had a massive destructive effect. a. shrapnel b. Bazooka c. Kalashnikov 7\. Another new weapon that was used in WWI was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ that caused blindness, chocking, and agonizing burns and blisters. a. laughter gas b. poison gas c. propane gas 8\. *"I suppose I resembled a kind of fish with my mouth open for air. It seemed as if my lungs were gradually shutting up and my heart pounded away in my ears like the beat of a drum.....To get air into my lungs was real agony."* A soldier's words , William Pressed, state that \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a. The soldier underwent horrible experience of transformation into a fish. b. Poison gas was an uncertain weapon that affected even the soldiers who were wearing gas masks. c. The soldier is establishing a link between music and an experience he went through. 9\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ were those narrow excavations in the ground. Soldiers used to sleep, eat, and suffer unhuman improper life conditions. 10\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ were dug in zigzag forms to prevent the enemy from firing down the line, while \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ served as routes for mail, food, supplies, reinforcements, and the support of wounded soldiers. a. Front line trenches/ communication trenches b. Communication trenches / front line trenches 11\. In WWI, advances in technology, like the use of gasoline-powered engine, led to the use of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (though developed to roll on sturdy tracks, they failed to break the stalemate), \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_that were initially utilized to observe troop movements, and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to attack enemy ships. a\. cars / air balloons /automated sharks b. tanks / airplanes or aircraft / submarines 12\. The German used \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, or large gas-filled balloons, to bomb the English coast. a\. zeppelins b. Zyrtecs c. Zantacs 13\. Sky confrontations were made by pilots who were known as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. flying super heroes b. flying aces c. flying guardians 14\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ which, though being spectacular, had little effect on the course of the war. a. Gorilla fights b. Dogfights c. Catfights 15\. Submarines had a nick name by the German: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, which is driven from the German word "Unterseeboot". The use of submarines in war allowed Germany to cause tremendous damage to the Allied side, sinking merchant ships carrying vital supplies to Britain. a\. UTT- boats b. Ultra- boats c. U-boats 16\. To defend against submarines, the Allies organized \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ or groups of merchant ships protected by warships. a\. caravans b. convoys c. torpedoes 17\. Russia suffered a great defeat in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ by the German because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Still the Russian commanders were insisting on sending masses of soldiers into combat. a. Tannenberg / Russia was poorly equipped to fight a modern war. b. Leningrad / Russia lost Britain as a major ally. c. Moscow / All the Russian soldiers had only riffles to fight with. 18\. In 1915, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ joined the Central Powers, and helped defeat its old Balkan rival \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, while \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, with the hope of gaining some land in Hungary, joined the Allies group. a. Romania / Serbia / Bulgaria b. Bulgaria / Serbia / Romania c. Serbia / Romania / Bulgaria 19\. Also in 1915, Italy , tempted by a secret agreement to be given some Austrian ruled lands inhabited by the Italians, declared war on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and later on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. Austria-Hungary / Germany b. Britain / France c. Serbia / Belgium 20\. In 1917, the Austrian and the German troops launched a massive offensive against the Italian position in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ on the Isonzo River. a\. Cabrito b. Caporetto c. Capricorn 21\. Japan , allied with Britain, used the war to seize German outposts in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. Thailand b. Cambodia c. China 22\. The Ottoman Empire represented a desirable ally for the Allies group because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a. Having the Turks as an ally will help encircling the Central Powers. b. The Turks were rivals for the German. c. The Turks were making use of advanced technology more than any other country at that time. 23\. The Ottoman Empire joined the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ , and it cut off the crucial allied supply lines to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ through the Dardanelle, a vital strait connecting \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to the Mediterranean. a\. Allies / Central Powers / the Atlantic Ocean b\. Central powers / Russia / Black sea c\. Triple Entente / Serbia / North Sea 24\. The battle of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was to help open the Dardanelle for the Allies' supplies, but the battle ended up with the Allies withdrawing from the strait. a\. Caligula b. Gallipoli c. Bosporus 25\. The Turkish Armenians helped the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ against the Turks; as a reaction, the Turks departed the entire Armenian population south to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and Mesopotamia. Some Armenians, then, fled to other countries and settled there. a\. Russians / Syria b. French / Bulgaria c. British / Greece 26\. In 1916,\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ declared a revolt against the ottoman rule. The British government sent a colonel \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,known later as Lawrence of Arabia to support the Arab revolt. a\. Mohamed bin Abdulwahab / H.G. Lawrence b\. Nawaz bin Sharif / G.W. Lawrence c\. Husayn bin Ali / T.E. Lawrence 27\. People of the European colonies all over the world had mixed feelings serving, while some were reluctant to serve rulers, others were welling to volunteer eagerly since they thought their service will be a step towards \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\. independence b. establishing trade relations c. having the VETO right

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