1) The Industrial Revolution took place in Britain during which time period? a) 1750-1900 b) 1850-1999 c) 1914-1918 2) Which of the following is NOT true about the Industrial Revolution? a) Laws were passed to try and protect child workers. b) Oil and diesel engines powered the machines of the factories. c) There were great problems with health and disease. 3) Coal provided Britain with only 10% of it's power during the Industrial Revolution. a) True b) False 4) This is a picture of Britain's first police force but what was their nickname? a) The Jacks b) The Enforcers c) The Peelers 5) Which of the following was not a disease that spread during the Industrial Revolution? a) Cholera b) Measles c) Typhoid 6) Suffrage means what? a) Men are better than women b) The right to choose c) The right to vote 7) What was the name of the Suffragette who died at the 1913 Epsom Derby? a) Emily Davidson b) Emily Pankhurst c) Emily Watt 8) Which ocean was the Titanic sailing across when it sank? a) The Atlantic b) The Pacific c) The Indian Ocean 9) Which city was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in, which caused the First World War? a) Sarajevo b) Paris c) Moscow 10) The vast majority of the fighting in WW1, took place in trenches. What was the name of the area where the British were fighting? a) The Northern Front b) The Southern Front c) The Western Front d) The Eastern Front 11) Mussolini came to power in Italy - what was the name of his party? a) The Communists b) The Nazis c) The Fascists 12) During the Second World War, fighting took place in many different locations, there was even fighting in the South Pole. a) True b) False 13) The Cold War that followed was fought between America and it's allies and who? a) Iraq b) China c) The Soviet Union 14) Which of the following did the Soviet Union NOT do first? a) Launch the first satellite b) Put the first man into space c) Put a man on the moon 15) The biggest threat during the Cold War was what? a) That both sides would use nuclear weapons b) That both sides would invade Germany c) That both sides would invade each other

19th & 20th century British & European general quiz

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