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Grade 8 WWI
What year did the First World War begin?
  1. 1867
  2. 1914
  3. 1918
  4. 1939
Grade 8 WWI
What year did the First World War end?
  1. 1867
  2. 1914
  3. 1918
  4. 1945
Grade 8 WWI
The Archduke was from which country?
  1. England
  2. Germany
  3. Belgium
  4. Austria-Hungary
Grade 8 WWII
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain?
  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Neville Chamberlain
  3. Clement Attlee
  4. Anthony Eden
Grade 8 WWII
The Battle of Britain took place during which war?
  1. World War I
  2. World War II
  3. Cold War
  4. Korean War
Grade 8 WWII
The Battle of Britain was fought between which two countries?
  1. United Kingdom and Germany
  2. United Kingdom and Italy
  3. United Kingdom and Japan
  4. United Kingdom and Soviet Union
Grade 8 WWII
The Battle of Britain marked the first major military campaign fought entirely by:
  1. Air forces
  2. Naval forces
  3. Ground forces
  4. Special forces
Grade 8 WWII
Who was the British Prime Minister for most of the war?
  1. Neville Chamberlain
  2. Winston Churchill
  3. Franklin Roosevelt
  4. George V
Grade 8 WWI
What was the Lusitania?
  1. A German passenger ship sunk by a British sub
  2. A British passenger ship sunk by a German sub
  3. An American passenger ship sunk by a German sub
  4. An British submarine sunk by the Germans
Grade 8 WWI
WWI began on July 28, 1914 and ended                  .
  1. July 4, 1919
  2. November 11, 1918
  3. December 7, 1941
  4. January 5, 1918
Grade 8 WWII
The Battle of Britain is often considered a turning point in the war because:
  1. It forced Germany to divert resources from other fronts
  2. It allowed Britain to launch a counteroffensive against Germany
  3. It weakened German morale and military capabilities
  4. It led to the entry of the United States into the war
Grade 8 WWII
The main objective of the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain was to:
  1. Invade and conquer the United Kingdom
  2. Destroy British naval forces
  3. Target industrial cities in the United Kingdom
  4. Bomb civilian population centers
Grade 8 WWI
The Central Powers were made up of what countries?
  1. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, U.S.
  2. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
  3. Great Britain, France, Russia, U.S.
  4. Serbia, Russia, Germany, Austria- Hungary
Grade 8 WWII
The Battle of Britain officially ended in which month?
  1. August
  2. September
  3. October
  4. November
Grade 8 WWII
What was the name of the German defensive system along the coast of France?
  1. The Maginot Line
  2. Hadrian's Walls
  3. The Atlantic Wall
  4. The Blitzkrieg
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