BEACON COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL
HISTORY EXAMINATION
TERM ONE 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR.
READ THESE INSTRUCTNS FIRST
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE QUESTION
PAPER
PAY ATTENTION TO PUNCTUATIONS, SPELLING AND
CAPITALIZATION
THE NUMBER OF MARKS IS GIVEN IN BRACKETS ( ) AT THE END OF
EACH QUESTION OR PART QUESTION
SECTION A
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
When did the First World War begin?
1914
1917
1918
1919
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Allied powers included the following countries except
Britain
Germany
Russia
USA
3. Which country was the first to reach the North Sea?
a. France
b. Britain
c. Germany
d. Hungary
4. Which of the following caused tensions between Germany and France?
a. Building of Berlin-Bagdad Railway
b. Loss of Alsace-Lorraine after the Franco-Prussian War
c. British Expeditionary Force
d. Signing of treaties
5. The first world war was directly triggered by
a. Nationalism
b. Imperialism
c. Militarism
d. The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
6. Who devised Schlieffen plan?
a. Winston Churchill
b. David Lloyd George
c. Alfred Von Schlieffen
d. Adolf Hitler
7. Trench warfare during World War I was used on the
a. Eastern Front
b. Western Front
c. Seacoast
d. Central Front
8. A general pattern for trench warfare was
a. 3-3-3
b. 4-4-4
c. 3-4-4
d. 4-5-4
9. Which of the following was a sub-marine warfare technique?
a. Q-ships
b. Blockade
c. Missiles
d. Tanks
10.Who was the commander of the Germany army at the Battle of Jutland?
a. Scheer
b. Jellicoe
c. Haig
d. Hamilton
SECTION B
Provide short answers to these questions in the spaces provided.
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is trench warfare? (5 marks)
Describe the Schlieffen plan. (5 marks)
Mention 4 causes of World war 1. (4 marks)
Mention 4 technologies that were developed during the First World War.
(4 marks)
5. The Battle of Verdun was the ................ battle in world war one. (2
marks)
6. Explain the term “stalemate” in the context of the first world war. (2
marks)
7. Mention two tactics that were used at sea in world war 1. (4marks)
8. What is the Gallipoli Campaign? (4 marks)
9. Living in trenches was unhealthy. Mention two of the living conditions
that soldiers faced when they fought in trenches. (4 marks)
10. Mention three techniques used during the unrestricted submarine
warfare. (2 marks)
11. What was the name of Britain’s standing army in World War One? (2
marks)
12. List three countries that made up the Central powers. (3 marks)
13. List three main battles that were fought in the course of the First World
War. (6 marks)
14. Which battle was the longest during world war one? (4 marks)
15. What is conscription? (5 marks)
16. The first world war was also known as (2 marks)
17.Why did Great Britain and Germany decide to embark on an Arms race?
(4 marks)
18. Mention 2 countries which were neither part of the Allied powers or
Central powers. (4 marks)
19. Where was Dardanelles located? (1 mark)
20. Which empire was Turkey originally part of? (1 mark)
SECTION C
1. a. What is the first world war (5 marks)
b. Jane and Kelvin had a debate on the causes of the first world war. From
the conversation, Kelvin argued that the only cause of world war one was
nationalism. As a student who has studied the first world war, tell Jane
about the other factors that caused the first world war. (15 marks)
2. State and explain four impacts the first world war had on Europe. (20 marks)
Photograph of Berlin cutting up a horse for meat during a blockade in the city
3. a. What is a blockade? (5 marks)
b. Mention any two countries which used blockades. (5 marks)
c. From the source, explain two impact of the blockade in the said country.
(10 marks)
Reduce the number of questions-Introduce them to essay type questions. Give
them one essay to write. Total marks should be 50.