War in the colonies | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which one of the following is the best definition of 'empire'?
- a country or area under the control of another country
- a group of countries or provinces ruled from another country ✓
- a group of countries forming an alliance
What term best describes a country that is under the control of another country, and often occupied by settlers from that country?
- 'Colony' ✓
Which one of the following countries was an ally of Britain in the First World War?
- Austria-Hungary
- France ✓
- Germany
- Italy
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened
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  many European countries had built empires across South America, Africa and Asia
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  Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
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  Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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  Russia, Germany and France all declare war in July
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  Germany begins its Schlieffen Plan
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  Britain enters the war
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  European nations begin to recruit soldiers from their colonies
Which one of the following countries failed to carry out its Schlieffen Plan, triggering British entry into the First World War?
- Britain
- France
- Germany ✓
- Russia
Which one of the following statements best explains why the conflict of 1914-1918 became known as a world war?
- Lots of people around the world heard about the war.
- Every single country was involved in the war.
- The war involved and impacted a large number of people all around the world. ✓
- Millions of Europeans died as a result of the war.