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World War I Quiz
Ten questions on the First World War, from the shots in Sarajevo and the first day of the Somme to the Russian Revolution, the Zimmermann Telegram and the peace that failed.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a map and a photo
About this quiz
The quiz follows the war from its outbreak to its aftermath: the shots in Sarajevo, the invasion of Belgium, the trenches of the Western Front, the Somme, Gallipoli, the Russian Revolution, America's entry, the flu of 1918 and the Treaty of Versailles.
It suits anyone who knows the outline of the war and wants to test the reasons behind it. The hardest questions come at the end and deal with the peace, where the popular version of the story is often wrong.
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Blog
Why do wars keep starting the same way?
Most wars start with leaders who are confident about something they turn out to be wrong about. The same pattern runs from 1914 through the Falklands to Ukraine.
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Encyclopedia
No Man's Land
The cratered, wire-strewn strip between opposing trenches on the Western Front, and the defining image of the First World War's futility.
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Encyclopedia
Treaty of Versailles
The 1919 peace that ended the First World War, stripped Germany of territory and weapons, and convinced Germans they had been robbed rather than beaten.
