Lesson Y315.2
Y315.2 The impact of technological change Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3
20 questions
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Lesson Y315.2, The impact of technological change: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 3: Unit group 3: Thematic study and historical interpretations, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which technology first enabled real-time strategic communication between commanders and governments in the 1860s?
- Electric telegraph
- Field telephone
- Radio transceiver
- Pigeon post
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Which 19th-century innovation greatly increased the range and accuracy of infantry firearms?
- Matchlock ignition
- Flintlock mechanism
- Smoothbore musket
- Rifled barrel
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Prussian mobilisation in the Franco-Prussian War relied primarily on which strategic transport technology?
- Horse transport
- Railways
- Steamships
- Motor lorries
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In which 1916 battle were tanks deployed for the first time in military history?
- Battle of Verdun
- Battle of the Somme
- Battle of the Marne
- Battle of Passchendaele
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Which defensive technology was crucial to Britain's success in detecting incoming air raids in 1940?
- Sonar
- Radar
- Infrared scopes
- Telegraph
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Which weapon system created defensive dominant battlefields and stalemate on the Western Front?
- Flintlock musket
- Maxim machine gun
- Bayonet charge
- Breech-loading rifle
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The development of which engine type enabled motor transport, tanks, and combat aircraft?
- Jet engine
- Electric motor
- Steam engine
- Internal combustion engine
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What technological change allowed late 19th-century artillery to fire rapidly without re-aiming?
- Hydraulic recoil mechanism
- Muzzle-loading barrels
- Black powder propellant
- Smoothbore design
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Steamboats first played a significant logistical role during which major 19th-century war?
- Napoleonic Wars
- Seven Years' War
- Franco-Prussian War
- American Civil War
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What communication technology allowed direct tactical coordination between German tanks and aircraft in 1939?
- Visual signalling
- Two-way radio
- Field telephone
- Electric telegraph
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Strategic naval communications in the First World War relied heavily on which new technology?
- Wireless telegraphy
- Optical telegraphy
- Submarine cables
- Carrier pigeons
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Mass production in factories during total war relied most fundamentally on which industrial process?
- Guild production
- Assembly line production
- Handcraft manufacture
- Bespoke engineering
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In which conflict were aeroplanes first used for military reconnaissance?
- Italo-Turkish War
- American Civil War
- First World War
- Russo-Japanese War
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Replacing smoothbore cannon with rifled steel artillery significantly increased which artillery characteristic?
- Effective range
- Recoil distance
- Smoke generation
- Weight of gun
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Which technological delivery system made gas attacks vastly more accurate in the First World War?
- Hand grenades
- Aerial bombs
- Gas cylinders
- Artillery shells
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HMS Dreadnought in 1906 revolutionised naval warfare primarily through which propulsion advancement?
- Diesel engines
- Triple-expansion engines
- Steam turbine engines
- Nuclear reactors
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Why were field telephones vulnerable during First World War artillery bombardments?
- Batteries exploded
- Frequencies were jammed
- Wires were severed
- Signals were intercepted
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What loading mechanism made late 19th-century infantry rifles fire substantially faster than muskets?
- Flintlock ignition
- Breech-loading mechanism
- Muzzle-loading mechanism
- Matchlock mechanism
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What technological advancement allowed four-engine heavy bombers to undertake long-range strategic bombing in WW2?
- Steam turbines
- Jet propulsion
- Wooden airframes
- High-altitude engines
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What technical obstacle hindered German railway supply lines during the invasion of the Soviet Union?
- Narrow bridges
- Different track gauges
- Shortage of steel
- Lack of coal
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