Reading: First World War Overview Quiz

How many Germans were dead or wounded at the Battle of the Somme?

• 650,000

• 315,000

• 280,000

• 194,000

What did Hindenburg admit in his Memoirs?

• Germans could not have survived many more campaigns

• Germans were winning the war

• French were weak

• British were allies

What was the response of the Russians under Brusilov in June?

• They attacked the Austrians.

• They invaded Germany.

• They retreated from the front.

• They signed a peace treaty.

What was one of the aims of the Allies using their navies?

• To blockade the Central Powers

• To invade Germany

• To negotiate peace

• To retreat from the front

What was the result of the Battle of Jutland?

• A decisive British victory

• A decisive German victory

• An indecisive result

• A peace agreement

What was the main reason for the importance of the Battle of Jutland?

• It was the largest naval battle in history

• It failed to destroy British sea power

• It resulted in a peace treaty

• It was the first use of submarines

By the middle of 1918, what had the British navy achieved with the help of the Americans?

• Complete naval dominance

• Defeat of the Central Powers

• A peace treaty with Germany

• Withdrawal from the war

What was the effect of the convoy system on British losses?

• It increased losses

• It drastically reduced losses

• It had no effect

• It led to more naval battles

What was the outcome of the massive French attack under Nivelle in Champagne in 1917?

• A significant victory for the Allies

• A successful breakthrough in the German line

• Nothing except mutiny in the French army

• Capture of German territory

What was the significant outcome of the Battle of Cambrai for future Allied attacks?

• It was a complete failure

• It became the model for the successful Allied attacks of 1918

• It led to the end of tank warfare

• It resulted in a peace treaty