Study Guide


# Question
1 In which Battle did the British face 60,000 casualties on the first day?
2 How many British casualties were there on the first day of the Battle of the Somme?
3 When did the First World War end?
4 What important social measures were introduced in Britain in the early 20th century?
5 When did the First World War begin?
6 Which new industries developed during the Great Depression of the 1930s?
7 When did BBC start Their World's first regular television service?
8 In 1921 a peace treaty was signed between Britain and Ireland which led to Ireland becoming two countries in 1922.
9 How many counties in Ireland remained part of the UK under Northern Ireland?
10 Which one of the following event refers to the 6 June 1944 when Allied Forces landed in Normandy?
11 On 12 June 1945, allied forces landed in Normandy (this event is often referred to as ‘D-Day’).
12 Many civilian volunteers in small pleasure and fishing boats from Britain helped rescue men from the beaches around
13 How many men did the civilian volunteers save with the navy from the beaches?
14 After the Dunkirk evacuation, which phrase rose to fame?
15 Which event is associated with the Blitz?
16 Who was responsible for helping the United States for developing an atomic bomb?
17 What type of battle was the Battle of Britain (1940)?
18 The Royal Air Forced used the following planes in the Battle of Britain
19 Which battle took place between the Germans and the British in the summer of 1940?
20 In what year did the Allies defeat Germany marking the end of the Second World War?
21 Which country did Hitler invade in 1939 that led to the UK declaring war on Germany?
22 After Germany invaded Poland in 1939, who declared war in order to stop Hitler's aggression?
23 Who became the war leader and Prime Minister of Britain during WWII?
24 In 2002, who was voted the greatest Briton of all time?
25 Churchill was the son of a politician and, before becoming a Conservative MP in 1900, he was a soldier and journalist.
26 How many years did the First World War last for?
27 Which country did NOT belong to the Allies during World War I?
28 Who became Prime Minister and Britain’s war leader in 1940?
29 When did Alexander Fleming win the Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of the penicillin which is still used to treat bacterial infections today?
30 Which of the following countries were granted their independence in 1947?
31 Which of the following was NOT a part of the Central Powers during World War I?
32 Which of the following countries did NOT fight on the side of the Allied Powers during the First World War?
33 Which of the following lines was said by Winston Churchill?