Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
The First World War started as a conflict between what two countries?
1. …………..
2. …………..
The United Kingdom, France, and Russia constituted what side of the war?
3. …………..
On what day did Britain declare war on Germany?
4. …………...
How many soldiers did the British Army have at the outbreak of the war?
5. ……………
What was the legal age limit for armed service overseas?
6. ……………
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write your answer in boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet.
7. The generation of young people during WWI
A. were afraid of the consequences of war.
B. did not believe that war would actually break out.
C. were ignorant of the effects of war.
D. did everything they could to not get enlisted.
8. The war stories of the time
A. appealed to the older generation.
B. scared people into hiding.
C. detailed the realities of life on the battlefield.
D. glorified the life of a soldier.
9. Many boys at the age of 14
A. left school and started working.
B. left home to join the army.
C. skipped school with their friends.
D. studied to get into secondary school.
10. People believed it would be good for the young boys to
A. get some discipline.
B. learn to survive on less.
C. see war firsthand.
D. be away from their families.