Dates
What year was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
1914
To what religion did Ireland’s ruling class belong by the 18th century?
Judaism, Orthodox, Catholicism or Protestantism
Protestantism
What was the name of the German Emperor in 1914?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What new form of fighting was created by the stalemate on the Western Front?
Trench warfare
What does the M in M.A.I.N stand for?
Militarism
What year did the Russian Revolution start?
1917
What was the main demand of the Chartists?
A vote for all working-class men over 21
A vote for all working-class women over 21
For parliament to write a charter
A vote for all Whigs
A vote for all working-class men over 21
Who ruled England after the Glorious Revolution?
William and Mary
What was the name of the German plan to invade France with maximum force at the start of any war?
The Schlieffen Plan
What does the N in M.A.I.N stand for?
Nationalism
What year was Queen Victoria crowned?
Some women were given the right to vote immediately after which war?
First World War, Second World War, Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo
First World War
Who was King of England when William of Normandy invaded in 1066?
Harold Godwinson
What combination of technologies made it almost impossible to break through the enemy trenches?
Barbed wire and machine guns
What does the I in M.A.I.N stand for?
Imperialism
What year did Britain become fully democratic - all adult men and women can vote?
1928
What Hindu custom involved a widow throwing herself on her husband’s funeral pyre?
Sutti, Putti, Nawab, Sepoy
Sutti
Who was the American president who brought the USA into WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the trigger for the start of World War I?
The assassination of an Austrian Archduke by
a Serbian nationalist
What does the A in M.A.I.N stand for?
Allies
What year did the Triple Alliance form?
1882
What name was given to the international peace overseen by the British Empire?
Tax Britannica, Pax Britannica, Global Harmony, World Harmony
Pax Britannica
Which of the following was a Suffragette leader?
Emmeline Pankhurst
How did the British reduce German trade from $5.9b to just $0.8b?
Naval Blockade
What does NEP stand for?
New Economic Policy