World War I - Battle of the Somme

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World War I - Battle of the Somme.

1. Who fought Germany in the First Battle of the Somme?
a. Russia and Serbia
b. United States and France
c. Austria and Italy
d. Britain and France
e. All of the above

2. What was the Battle of the Somme named after?
a. The town of Somme
b. The Somme River
c. The Somme Lake
d. The Somme Mountains
e. The Somme Valley

3. What was special about the British 'Pals' battalions?
a. They were trained to parachute out of airplanes
b. They were armed with swords instead of rifles
c. They were made up of soldiers who were friends or from the same town
d. They were all under the age of eighteen
e. They were made up of orphans from the streets of London

4. What kind of warfare had caused the western front to hardly move for two years?
a. Guerrilla warfare
b. Biological warfare
c. Siege warfare
d. Nuclear warfare
e. Trench warfare

5. True or False: Despite firing over 1,600,000 shells on the German lines, little damage was done to the German lines.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.

6. In what country did the Battle of the Somme take place?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Belgium
d. Spain
e. Austria

7. What other major battle occurred along the western front that caused the British to push up the attack at Somme?
a. Battle of Verdun
b. First Battle of the Marne
c. Battle of Cambrai
d. Second Battle of the Marne
e. Battle of Ypres

8. What did the Allies do for eight straight days before the attack?
a. Declared a cease fire
b. Rested and saved ammunition
c. Bombarded the German lines
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

9. What happened the first day of the attack?
a. Around 20,000 Allied soldiers were killed
b. Allied soldiers were easily gunned down as they advanced on German lines
c. The Allies suffered 60,000 casualties
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

10. What was the result of the Battle of the Somme?
a. The Allies defeated the Germans and marched into Germany
b. The Allies gained 7 miles of territory, but had over 600,000 casualties
c. The Germans defeated the Allies and took France
d. The Germans gained significant territory
e. The Allies recovered the city of Paris and pushed back the Germans into Germany


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