Q.1
What was the official reason for the British ultimatum to Germany to withdraw her troops from Belgium by the 4th of August 1914?
  • Britain had signed a separate military alliance with Belgium
  • Britain was one of several signatories to the Treaty of London of 1839, which guaranteed Belgian independence
  • British public opinion demanded action against a large bully attacking a small, weak power
  • Russia, already at war with Germany, requested help to relieve pressure on its Western border
Q.2
The French were keen to attack Germany in the west in order to liberate the occupied provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. What name was given to this 1914 attack which failed?
  • Plan 17
  • Plan 231
  • Plan 1871
  • Plan 12
Q.3
French troops were rushed to the front line from Paris to engage the German advance to the River Aisne. All public transport and military conveyances were fully stretched, so private measures were necessary. What unusual transport was used to get the troops to the front?
  • Taxis
  • Hire cars
  • Hitchhiking
  • Bicycles
Q.4
German armies swept through Belgium and into Northern France according to a pre-arranged plan. Devised first in 1906, what was this plan called?
  • The Hindenburg Plan
  • The Moltke Plan
  • The Ludendorff Plan
  • The Schlieffen Plan
Q.5
At which battle in Belgium did some British troops report the sight of an angel, which guided them away from a superior German force?
  • Ypres
  • Loos
  • Mons
  • Passchendaele
Q.6
A small British expeditionary force crossed the Channel in early August Who was appointed to command them?
  • French
  • Haig
  • Kitchener
  • Rawlinson
Q.7
Which Austrian notable was visiting Bosnia in June 1914, only to lose his life at the hands of a Serb terrorist?
  • The Emperor Franz Josef
  • The Archduke Rudolf
  • The Archduke Karl
  • The Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Q.8
The Germans employed cavalry to advance rapidly into France and Belgium - an elite force. What name was given to such troops?
  • Grenadiere
  • Uhlans
  • Cavaliere
  • Pferdwehr
Q.9
Meanwhile, in the late summer of 1914 Russian forces invaded East Prussia, only to be defeated at two major battles. Which of the following was one of these engagements?
  • Tannenberg
  • Koenigsberg
  • Brest Litovsk
  • Memel
Q.10
Which European ruler saw himself as the protector of Slav states like Serbia?
  • Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
  • King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
  • Kaiser William II of Germany
  • The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
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