Scotland and the Impact of the Great War

Revision Quiz

1.By 1914 what was the size

of the Scottish population?

2.By 1914 what were the

four main cities in Scotland?

3.150,000 Scottish workers worked in which industry

– coal or shipbuilding?

4.Before 1914 which ‘race’ benefitted the steel and shipbuilding industries?

5.Before 1914 what

percentage of the world’s shipping was built in

Clyde shipyards?

6.Which Asian country

produced jute – the raw material for sacking?

7.Which Scottish city was known as ‘Juteopolis’?

8.Before 1914 which

political party dominated Scottish politics?

9.Which two traditional Scottish symbols were

adopted by Scottish regiments?

10.What was the casualty

rate for Scottish soldiers during the war? (Give a

percentage)

11.Give three reasons why

many young Scottish men joined the army when

war broke out?

12.Which famous Pals

Battalion was made of players and supporters from Hearts Football

Club?

13.How many Scottish

soldiers took part in the Battle of Loos?

14.How many Scottish

soldiers were killed at the Battle of Loos?

15.What is Daniel Laidlaw

famous for?

16.What critical error did Sir John French make at the

Battle of Loos?

17.Who replaced Sir John

French as Commander in Chief after the Battle of

Loos?

18.Which famous battle

began on the 1st of July 1916?

19.Why is the 1st of July 1916 known as the worst day in the history of the British

army?

20.Which small political

party was the strongest group to oppose the war?

21.In which year was

conscription introduced?

22.What was a ‘conchie’?How many thousand ‘conchies’ were there

across the UK?

23.What is the difference

between an ‘absolutist’ and an ‘alternativist’?

24.Who was awarded the

Order of Leopold by the Belgian King because of her bravery as a nurse?

25.Over 30,000 Scottish

women were employed in which industry during the

war?

26.What kind of strike took

place in Glasgow in 1915?

27.How did the Rent

Restriction Act solve the problems?

28.What does DORA stand

for?

29.Name three industries

which came under government control

during the war?

30.By the end of the war,

how many Scottish soldiers had been killed?