World War I - 1915
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- 1.How far did the Western Front stretch during 1915?
- A.
From Ypres to Artois
- B.
From the Swiss border to the English Channel
- C.
From the northern part of Russia to the southern part of Russia
- D.
From Greece to England
- 2.In what battle was gas first used by the British?
- A.
The Battle of Jutland
- B.
The Battle of Artois
- C.
The Second Battle of Ypres
- D.
The Third Battle of Ypres
- 3.What German colony did the Allies take over in July?
- A.
German Northern Canal Zone
- B.
Honduras
- C.
German New Guinea
- D.
German Southwest Africa
- 4.What was the town targeted by the British in the Battle of Artois?
- A.
Loose
- B.
Loos
- C.
Lose
- D.
Epley
- 5.What was the location of the British clashes with the Turks?
- A.
Ypres
- B.
Rand al-Thor
- C.
Turkmenistan
- D.
Kut al-Amara
- 6.Which of these was a common theme throughout the major battles of 1915?
- A.
A shortage of supplies, causing starvation, lack of morale, and an overall inability to fight amongst the troops
- B.
Oversupplying of the troops, which would lead to shortages of supplies in the later years of the war
- C.
A failure to capitalize on opportunities created by the use of modern weaponry
- D.
Success in capitalizing on opportunities created by the use of modern weaponry
- 7.Why did gas attacks initially fail on the Eastern Front?
- A.
Russians are scary, thus causing the gas to not want to go near them
- B.
Russians are intelligent, so they had developed masks to preempt the gas attacks
- C.
Russians live in a cold climate, preventing the gas from vaporizing
- D.
Russians don't breathe, so they aren't affected by such weapons as gas
- 8.What was a general problem with the usage of gas attacks?
- A.
It might kill the enemy, which could lower morale once you realize that you killed someone
- B.
It might kill those who deployed the gas, as changes in wind could cause the gas could attack friend instead of foe
- C.
It was hard to convince the soldiers that deploying the gas was really the right thing to do, which caused minor civil wars to erupt
- D.
Gas attacks didn't actually effect soldiers of high moral character
- 9.
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What is the significance of this picture?- A.
This is the Argo, the ship which carried Jason to the Golden Fleece
- B.
This ship, whose name is lost to history, rescued Hitler when he was blinded by a gas attack
- C.
This is the Vox Gabrieli, the ship responsible for the transportation of the Zimmermann Note to foreign lands
- D.
This is the Lusitania, the victim of a U-Boat attack, causing much distress amongst the Americans
- 10.What nation joined the Allied Powers in 1915?
- A.
Bulgaria
- B.
Czechoslovakia
- C.
Greece
- D.
Italy
- 11.What nation joined the Central Powers in 1915?
- A.
Bulgaria
- B.
Czechoslovakia
- C.
Greece
- D.
Italy
- 12.What was the name of the ship that started with the letter A that sunk in 1915? (Hint: It is relevant because it carried two American passengers.)
- A.
Aeronaut
- B.
Arabic
- C.
Atlantis
- D.
Ben Epley
- 13.What was Germany's official submarine warfare policy when they first began u-boat attacks?
- A.
All ships were to be attacked
- B.
All ships not allied with Germany were to be attacked
- C.
No neutral ships were to be attacked
- D.
No ships were to be attacked
- 14.Why was the usage of gas attacks most striking?
- A.
The usage of gas attacks had been previously banned at the Hague Conference
- B.
One of Wilson's Fourteen Points was the banning of gas attacks
- C.
No such technology had previously existed
- D.
All of these
- 15.Describe the role of Czar Nicholas in 1915.
- A.
These answers are inadequate.
- B.
He began to take more control over the Russian army.
- C.
He began to incite a Communistic Revolution.
- D.
He became close friends with John Jellicoe.
- 16.What country was the Treaty of London most closely associated with? How?
- A.
Britain, because that is where London is located
- B.
Russia, because it allowed them to leave the war in exchange of territorial concessions
- C.
Italy, because it allowed them to join the war with the incentive of territories once the war was over
- D.
Bulgaria, because it allowed them to join the war with the incentive of territories once the war was over
- 17.Which front became the main priority of the Germans in 1915?
- A.
The Western Front
- B.
The Eastern Front
- C.
The Colonial Front
- D.
They treated all fronts equally
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