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Question 1 of 50.In what year did the First World War begin?
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In what year did the First World War begin?
- 1914 (correct answer)
- 1912
- 1916
- 1918
The First World War ran from 1914 to 1918. It was triggered when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated on 28 June 1914, though deeper causes such as nationalism, militarism and imperialism had set the conditions for war. 1916 was the year of the Battle of the Somme, and 1918 was when the war ended, so both are years within the conflict rather than its start.
Whose assassination on 28 June 1914 helped set off the chain of events leading to the First World War?
- Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (correct answer)
- Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
- King George V of Britain
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on 28 June 1914 was the trigger that set off the chain of events leading to the First World War. Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II were wartime rulers of Germany and Russia respectively but were not assassinated in 1914, and George V reigned in Britain throughout the war.
On the first day of which First World War battle did Britain suffer about 60,000 casualties?
- The Battle of Britain
- The Battle of Waterloo
- The Battle of the Somme (correct answer)
- The Battle of Trafalgar
The British attack on the Somme in July 1916 resulted in about 60,000 British casualties on the first day alone, making it one of the bloodiest days in British military history. The Battle of Britain was an air campaign in the Second World War, while Waterloo (1815) and Trafalgar (1805) belong to the Napoleonic Wars a century earlier.
At what time and on what date did the First World War end?
- Midnight on 31 December 1918
- 6.00 am on 6 June 1918
- Noon on 1 January 1919
- 11.00 am on 11 November 1918 (correct answer)
The First World War ended at 11.00 am on 11 November 1918 with victory for Britain and its allies. This is why Remembrance Day is marked on 11 November each year. 6 June is associated with D-Day in the Second World War, not the end of the First World War.
During the First World War, roughly how many British casualties were there?
- More than 2 million (correct answer)
- About 60,000
- About 300,000
- About 500,000
The official Life in the UK figure is that more than 2 million British people were casualties in the First World War. The figure of about 60,000 refers to British losses on just the first day of the Somme, and around 300,000 is linked to the number of men rescued at Dunkirk in the Second World War, so those numbers describe different events.
Which alliance did Britain belong to during the First World War?
- The Central Powers
- The Allied Powers (correct answer)
- The Axis Powers
- The Warsaw Pact
In the First World War, Britain was part of the Allied Powers, which included France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia and later the United States, among others. They fought against the Central Powers, mainly Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The term 'Axis Powers' belongs to the Second World War, and the Warsaw Pact was a Cold War alliance formed in 1955.
Which UK-wide day of remembrance commemorates those who died fighting for Britain and its allies, and is held on the anniversary of the end of the First World War?
- Armed Forces Day
- Empire Day
- Remembrance Day (correct answer)
- Bonfire Night
Remembrance Day, held on 11 November, commemorates those who died fighting for the UK and its allies. It falls on the anniversary of the end of the First World War, which ceased at 11.00 am on 11 November 1918. People often wear poppies and observe a two-minute silence. Bonfire Night on 5 November marks the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a completely different event.
The 1930s worldwide economic downturn that caused mass unemployment in parts of the UK is known as what?
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Winter of Discontent
- The Credit Crunch
- The Great Depression (correct answer)
In 1929 the world entered the 'Great Depression', and some parts of the UK suffered mass unemployment through the 1930s, with traditional heavy industries such as shipbuilding badly affected. The Winter of Discontent refers to strikes in the late 1970s, and the term 'Credit Crunch' describes the 2008 financial crisis, so neither fits the interwar period.
Which two industries grew and developed in the UK during the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s?
- Automobile and aviation industries (correct answer)
- Coal mining and cotton weaving
- Shipbuilding and steelmaking
- Farming and fishing
During the interwar years, while traditional heavy industries such as shipbuilding struggled, new industries including the automobile and aviation industries developed. Car ownership in the UK doubled from 1 million to 2 million during the interwar years. Shipbuilding and other heavy industries were among those badly affected by the Great Depression rather than growing.
Following the 1921 peace treaty, into which two parts was Ireland divided in 1922?
- Ulster and Munster
- Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State (correct answer)
- The Republic of Ireland and Great Britain
- East Ireland and West Ireland
In 1921 a peace treaty was signed and in 1922 Ireland became two countries. The six mainly Protestant counties in the north remained part of the UK as Northern Ireland, while the rest became the Irish Free State, which had its own government and became a republic in 1949. Ulster and Munster are historic Irish provinces, not the two states created by partition.
What was the 1916 armed rebellion against British rule in Dublin called?
- The Peasants' Revolt
- The Jacobite Rising
- The Easter Rising (correct answer)
- The Peterloo Massacre
In 1916 there was an uprising against the British in Dublin known as the Easter Rising. Its leaders were executed under military law, and a guerrilla war against the British army and police in Ireland followed. The Peasants' Revolt (1381) and the Jacobite risings (18th century) took place centuries earlier, and Peterloo (1819) was a protest in Manchester.
The conflict in Northern Ireland between those wanting full Irish independence and those wanting to remain loyal to the British government is commonly known as what?
- The Emergency
- The Clearances
- The Blitz
- The Troubles (correct answer)
The conflict between those wishing for full Irish independence and those wishing to remain loyal to the British government is often referred to as 'the Troubles'. The violence broke out in 1969, and some 3,000 people lost their lives in the decades that followed. The Blitz was the German bombing of British cities in the Second World War, and the Highland Clearances were 18th and 19th century evictions in Scotland.
Who came to power in Germany in 1933 and pursued the aggression that led to the Second World War?
- Adolf Hitler (correct answer)
- Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Otto von Bismarck
- Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933. He wanted to overturn the settlement imposed after the First World War and to conquer more land, building up arms and testing Germany's military strength. Mussolini led fascist Italy, an Axis ally, while Kaiser Wilhelm II and Bismarck belonged to earlier German history.
What event in 1939 led Britain and France to declare war on Germany, beginning the Second World War?
- The bombing of Pearl Harbour
- Germany's invasion of Poland (correct answer)
- Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
- The evacuation at Dunkirk
When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war in order to stop his aggression, beginning the Second World War. The bombing of Pearl Harbour (December 1941) brought the United States into the war, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, and Dunkirk was a 1940 evacuation, so all of those came after the war had already begun.
Who became Prime Minister and Britain's war leader in May 1940 at a time of national crisis?
- Clement Attlee
- Neville Chamberlain
- Winston Churchill (correct answer)
- David Lloyd George
In May 1940, at a time of national crisis as German forces advanced through France, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister and Britain's war leader. He refused to surrender to the Nazis and inspired the British people through great hardship. Clement Attlee was his wartime deputy and became Prime Minister after the 1945 election, so Attlee came later.
The 1940 naval operation in which more than 300,000 British and French soldiers were rescued from the beaches of France is known as what?
- The Normandy landings
- The Battle of the Atlantic
- Operation Sea Lion
- The evacuation of Dunkirk (correct answer)
As France fell in 1940, Britain evacuated soldiers in a huge naval operation, and civilian volunteers in small boats helped rescue more than 300,000 men from the beaches around Dunkirk. It gave rise to the phrase 'the Dunkirk spirit'. The Normandy landings (D-Day) took place in 1944, and Operation Sea Lion was Germany's planned invasion of Britain that never happened.
The evacuation of soldiers from France in 1940 gave rise to which enduring phrase describing British determination?
- The Dunkirk spirit (correct answer)
- The stiff upper lip
- The Blitz spirit
- Rule Britannia
The successful evacuation of more than 300,000 men from Dunkirk in 1940 gave rise to the phrase 'the Dunkirk spirit', still used to describe British resilience in adversity. The similar phrase 'the Blitz spirit' arose from the German bombing of British cities and describes Britons pulling together, so it comes from a different part of the war.
What was the name of the crucial aerial battle that Britain won against the German air force in the summer of 1940?
- The Battle of the Somme
- The Battle of Britain (correct answer)
- The Battle of Jutland
- The Battle of Hastings
In the summer of 1940 the British resisted a German air campaign with their fighter planes and won the crucial aerial battle known as 'the Battle of Britain'. This victory prevented a German invasion. The Battle of the Somme was a First World War land battle, Jutland was a First World War naval battle, and Hastings took place in 1066.
Which two British-designed and built aircraft were the most important planes used by the RAF in the Battle of Britain?
- The Lancaster and the Wellington
- The Harrier and the Concorde
- The Spitfire and the Hurricane (correct answer)
- The Mosquito and the Typhoon
The most important planes used by the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain were the Spitfire and the Hurricane, both designed and built in Britain. The Lancaster was a heavy bomber, while the Harrier jump jet and Concorde were developed in later decades, so they were not the fighters that won the Battle of Britain.
What name was given to the German bombing campaign against London and other British cities during the Second World War?
- The Somme
- The Troubles
- The Clearances
- The Blitz (correct answer)
After the Battle of Britain, the German air force continued bombing London and other British cities at night; this was called the Blitz. Coventry was almost totally destroyed and the East End of London suffered badly. The phrase 'the Blitz spirit' is still used to describe Britons pulling together in the face of adversity.
Which Churchill quotation was from his first speech to the House of Commons as Prime Minister in 1940?
- 'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat' (correct answer)
- 'We shall fight on the beaches'
- 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few'
- 'This was their finest hour'
'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat' came from Churchill's first speech to the House of Commons after he became Prime Minister in 1940. 'We shall fight on the beaches' followed Dunkirk, and 'Never in the field of human conflict...' was said during the Battle of Britain, so those famous lines came from later 1940 speeches.
Which event brought the United States into the Second World War in December 1941?
- The evacuation of Dunkirk
- The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour (correct answer)
- The D-Day landings
- The Battle of Britain
The United States entered the war when the Japanese bombed its naval base at Pearl Harbour in December 1941. Earlier that same year, in June 1941, Hitler had also attacked the Soviet Union. Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain both took place in 1940, and D-Day was in 1944, so those events did not bring the US into the war.
By what name is the allied landing in Normandy on 6 June 1944 commonly known?
- V-Day
- Armistice Day
- D-Day (correct answer)
- Empire Day
On 6 June 1944, allied forces landed in Normandy, an event often referred to as 'D-Day'. Following victory on the beaches, the Allies pressed on through France and into Germany. Armistice Day marks the end of the First World War on 11 November, so it refers to a different conflict entirely.
In which month and year did the Allies comprehensively defeat Germany, ending the war in Europe?
- August 1945
- November 1918
- September 1939
- May 1945 (correct answer)
The Allies comprehensively defeated Germany in May 1945, ending the war in Europe. The war against Japan continued until August 1945, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. November 1918 was the end of the First World War and September 1939 was the start of the Second, so those dates mark other moments.
How did the war against Japan finally end in August 1945?
- The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (correct answer)
- Japan invaded the Soviet Union and was defeated
- Britain recaptured Singapore in a land battle
- The Japanese fleet was destroyed at the Battle of Jutland
The war against Japan ended in August 1945 when the United States dropped its newly developed atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Scientists who had earlier worked in Britain on 'splitting the atom' took part in the Manhattan Project that developed the bomb. The Battle of Jutland was a First World War naval battle, so it is unrelated.
Which party won the 1945 general election, and who became Prime Minister with a promise to build the welfare state?
- The Conservatives, led by Winston Churchill
- Labour, led by Clement Attlee (correct answer)
- The Liberals, led by William Beveridge
- Labour, led by Tony Blair
In 1945 the British people elected a Labour government and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister, promising to introduce the welfare state outlined in the Beveridge Report. Churchill's Conservatives lost that election despite his wartime leadership. Tony Blair led Labour to victory much later, in 1997, so he is from a different era.
The 1942 report that set out the ideas behind the modern welfare state is named after which social reformer?
- Aneurin Bevan
- John Maynard Keynes
- William Beveridge (correct answer)
- R A Butler
William Beveridge, a British economist and social reformer, is best known for the 1942 report Social Insurance and Allied Services, known as the Beveridge Report, which provided the basis of the modern welfare state. Aneurin Bevan led the founding of the NHS, Keynes was an economist known for his economic theories, and R A Butler oversaw the 1944 Education Act.
The Beveridge Report recommended fighting five 'Giant Evils'. Which of the following was one of them?
- Crime
- Corruption
- Pollution
- Poverty, known as 'Want' (correct answer)
The Beveridge Report recommended that the government find ways of fighting the five 'Giant Evils' of Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness. 'Want' referred to poverty. Crime, corruption and pollution, though social problems, were not among the five Giant Evils that Beveridge identified as the basis for the welfare state.
In which year was the National Health Service (NHS) established?
- 1948 (correct answer)
- 1942
- 1945
- 1951
In 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) was established, guaranteeing a minimum standard of health care for all, free at the point of use. 1942 was the year of the Beveridge Report that inspired it, 1945 was when Labour won power, and 1951 was when the Conservatives returned to government, so 1948 is the founding year of the NHS.
Who was the Minister for Health who led the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948?
- Clement Attlee
- Aneurin (Nye) Bevan (correct answer)
- William Beveridge
- Winston Churchill
In 1948, Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, the Minister for Health, led the establishment of the National Health Service. Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the Labour government at the time, and William Beveridge wrote the 1942 report that inspired the welfare state, but it was Bevan who led the creation of the NHS itself.
A key founding principle of the NHS in 1948 was that health care would be provided how?
- Only to those who paid an annual subscription
- Only through private insurance
- Free at the point of use (correct answer)
- Only in England, not the rest of the UK
The NHS, established in 1948, guaranteed a minimum standard of health care for all, free at the point of use. Alongside it, a national system of benefits provided 'social security' so that people would be protected from the 'cradle to the grave'. Care was not limited to subscribers, to those with private insurance, or to England only.
Under the Attlee government, several major industries were taken into public ownership. What is this policy called?
- Privatisation
- Deregulation
- Devolution
- Nationalisation (correct answer)
The post-war Labour government took major industries into public ownership, a policy called nationalisation. This included the railways, coal mines and gas, water and electricity supplies. The opposite policy, privatisation, was pursued under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, so it belongs to a later period; deregulation and devolution refer to other kinds of change.
In 1947, independence was granted to nine countries. Which of the following was among them?
- India (correct answer)
- Canada
- Australia
- South Africa
In 1947, independence was granted to nine countries, including India, Pakistan and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Other colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific gained independence over the following twenty years. Canada, Australia and South Africa had become self-governing dominions well before 1947, so they were not part of the 1947 grants.
The 1944 Education Act, which introduced free secondary education in England and Wales, is often named after which Conservative politician?
- Harold Macmillan
- R A Butler (correct answer)
- Clement Attlee
- Aneurin Bevan
Richard Austen (R A) Butler oversaw the Education Act 1944, often called 'The Butler Act', which introduced free secondary education in England and Wales and enforced a division between primary and secondary schools. Macmillan was a later Conservative Prime Minister, while Attlee and Bevan were Labour figures associated with the welfare state and the NHS.
Which international alliance did the UK join after the Second World War to resist the perceived threat of Soviet invasion?
- The European Union
- The Commonwealth
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (correct answer)
- The Warsaw Pact
After the Second World War, the UK developed its own atomic bomb and joined the new North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an alliance set up to resist the perceived threat of invasion by the Soviet Union and its allies. The Warsaw Pact was the opposing alliance led by the Soviet Union, and the European Union and Commonwealth are not military alliances of that kind.
From which region were people first invited to come and work in Britain in 1948 to help rebuild the country?
- South America
- China
- Scandinavia
- The West Indies (correct answer)
Rebuilding Britain after the Second World War was a huge task, and there were labour shortages. In 1948, people from the West Indies were invited to come and work. Over the following decades people also came from India, Pakistan and later Bangladesh. Workers were not recruited on the same basis from South America, China or Scandinavia.
During the 1950s, why did the UK government continue to encourage immigration from overseas?
- Because of a shortage of labour in the UK (correct answer)
- To reduce the population of the colonies
- To prepare for another war
- Because of a surplus of jobs abroad
During the 1950s there was still a shortage of labour in the UK, so further immigration was encouraged for economic reasons. Many industries advertised for workers from overseas; for example, centres were set up in the West Indies to recruit bus drivers, and firms sent agents to India and Pakistan to find workers. The motive was economic need at home, not the other options given.
In the early 1970s, Britain admitted 28,000 people of Indian origin who had been forced to leave which country?
- Kenya
- Uganda (correct answer)
- South Africa
- Nigeria
During the early 1970s, Britain admitted 28,000 people of Indian origin who had been forced to leave Uganda. This came at a time when the government had passed new laws restricting immigration, generally requiring a strong connection to Britain through birth or ancestry, yet Britain still took in these Ugandan Asians who had been expelled.
The 1960s in Britain, a decade of major social change, growth in fashion, cinema and pop music, is often nicknamed what?
- The Roaring Twenties
- The Age of Enlightenment
- The Swinging Sixties (correct answer)
- The Jazz Age
The 1960s was a period of significant social change known as 'the Swinging Sixties', with growth in British fashion, cinema and popular music. Two well-known pop groups of the time were The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. 'The Roaring Twenties' and 'the Jazz Age' describe the 1920s, and the Enlightenment was an 18th-century movement.
Which two internationally famous pop music groups emerged in Britain during the 1960s?
- Queen and The Who
- Oasis and Blur
- The Spice Girls and Take That
- The Beatles and The Rolling Stones (correct answer)
Two well-known pop music groups of the 1960s 'Swinging Sixties' were The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Queen and The Who became prominent in the 1970s, while Oasis, Blur, the Spice Girls and Take That were 1990s acts, so they belong to later decades rather than the 1960s.
Which social change took place for women in the UK during the 1960s?
- Women were given the right to equal pay and protection from discrimination at work (correct answer)
- Women were first allowed to attend university
- Women were first given the vote
- Women were first allowed to become MPs
During the 1960s, Parliament passed new laws giving women the right to equal pay and made it illegal for employers to discriminate against women because of their gender. Before this, it was common for employers to ask women to leave their jobs when they married. Women had already gained the vote in 1918 and 1928 and the right to stand for Parliament in 1918, so those came earlier.
In which year did the UK join the European Economic Community (EEC), often called the Common Market?
- 1957
- 1973 (correct answer)
- 1969
- 1979
The EEC was formed in 1957 by six western European countries, but the UK did not join at first; it eventually became a member in 1973. 1957 is when the EEC was founded by others, and 1979 was the year Margaret Thatcher first became Prime Minister, so those dates mark different events.
By what earlier name was the European Union (EU) originally known when it was set up in 1957?
- The Council of Europe
- The League of Nations
- The European Economic Community (EEC) (correct answer)
- The Warsaw Pact
The European Union was originally called the European Economic Community (EEC), set up in 1957 by six western European countries who signed the Treaty of Rome. The Council of Europe is a separate body, the League of Nations was an earlier international organisation founded after the First World War, and the Warsaw Pact was a Cold War military alliance.
When did the UK officially leave the European Union following the Brexit vote?
- On 23 June 2016
- On 1 January 1973
- On 25 March 1957
- At 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (correct answer)
The UK left the EU after the Brexit vote, and Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020. The referendum on EU membership was held in 2016, and 1973 was when the UK joined the EEC, so those dates mark the vote and the earlier membership rather than the moment of departure.
Margaret Thatcher, who became Prime Minister in 1979, is notable for being the first woman to hold which position?
- Prime Minister of the UK (correct answer)
- Leader of the Labour Party
- Monarch of the UK
- Speaker of the House of Commons
Following the Conservative victory in the 1979 general election, Margaret Thatcher became the first woman Prime Minister of the UK. She was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, remaining in office until 1990. She led the Conservatives, not Labour, and the roles of monarch and Speaker are entirely different positions.
In 1982, Argentina invaded a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic, prompting the UK to send a naval taskforce. Which territory was it?
- Gibraltar
- The Falkland Islands (correct answer)
- Bermuda
- The Isle of Man
In 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic. A naval taskforce was sent from the UK and military action led to the recovery of the islands. Gibraltar and Bermuda are British overseas territories elsewhere, and the Isle of Man is a Crown dependency in the Irish Sea, so none of those was the site of the 1982 conflict.
Which economic policy, the opposite of nationalisation, did Margaret Thatcher's government pursue in the 1980s?
- Founding the welfare state
- Introducing free secondary education
- Privatisation of nationalised industries (correct answer)
- Establishing the NHS
Margaret Thatcher's government made structural changes to the economy through the privatisation of nationalised industries and imposed legal controls on trade union powers. This reversed the post-war policy of nationalisation. The welfare state, free secondary education and the NHS were all created earlier under the 1940s Labour and wartime governments.
Which Prime Minister, elected in 1997, introduced a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly?
- John Major
- Gordon Brown
- David Cameron
- Tony Blair (correct answer)
In 1997 the Labour Party led by Tony Blair was elected, and the Blair government introduced a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly, both of which came into being in 1999. John Major was the Conservative Prime Minister before Blair, Gordon Brown succeeded Blair in 2007, and David Cameron became Prime Minister in 2010, so those leaders came before or after this reform.
In which year did the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly first come into being?
- 1999 (correct answer)
- 1997
- 1998
- 2007
The Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales (now the Senedd) were both established in 1999, following referendums in 1997. The Scottish Parliament sits in Edinburgh with 129 members (MSPs). 1998 was the year of the Good Friday Agreement, and 2007 was when the Northern Ireland Assembly resumed running successfully after suspension.
The 1998 agreement that built on the Northern Ireland peace process is best known by which name?
- The Treaty of Rome
- The Good Friday Agreement (correct answer)
- The Act of Union
- The Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Blair government built on the Northern Ireland peace process, resulting in the Good Friday Agreement (also called the Belfast Agreement), signed in 1998. The Northern Ireland Assembly was first elected in 1998, and power was devolved to it in 1999 under its power-sharing arrangements. The Treaty of Rome founded the EEC, and the Act of Union and the Anglo-Irish Treaty relate to much earlier constitutional history.
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