Y315.3 Planning and preparation Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. Which 1793 French decree introduced mass conscription during the French Revolutionary Wars?

   • Civil Constitution
   • Jourdan Law
   • Brunswick Manifesto
   • Levée en masse

2. Which nation developed the modern professional General Staff system during the mid-nineteenth century?

   • Russia
   • Prussia
   • France
   • Britain

3. What was Germany's strategic plan in 1914 to defeat France rapidly before fighting Russia?

   • Plan XVII
   • Schlieffen Plan
   • Tirpitz Plan
   • Moltke Plan

4. Which 1798 French law formally established a permanent, annual system of military conscription?

   • Jourdan Law
   • Decree of Fraternity
   • Law of Suspects
   • Le Chapelier Law

5. Which side passed the first national conscription act in American history in April 1862?

   • The Confederacy
   • Great Britain
   • Revolutionary France
   • The Union

6. Which UK ministry was established in 1915 to solve the critical shell shortage during the First World War?

   • Ministry of Supply
   • Admiralty
   • Ministry of Munitions
   • War Office

7. Which 1916 British act introduced compulsory military service for single men during the First World War?

   • Defence of Realm Act
   • Army Reserve Act
   • Military Service Act
   • Militia Act

8. Who was appointed Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front in March 1918 to unify command?

   • Joseph Joffre
   • Douglas Haig
   • Philippe Pétain
   • Ferdinand Foch

9. What term describes full state control of industry, manpower, and resources during total war mobilisation?

   • Mercantilism
   • Feudalism
   • War Socialism
   • Laissez-faire

10. Which organisational structure combining infantry, cavalry, and artillery under one commander was formalised by Napoleon?

    • Regimental system
    • Corps system
    • Platoon system
    • Brigade system

11. Which transport infrastructure became essential for large-scale troop deployment and supply procurement in the American Civil War?

    • Railways
    • Steamships
    • Canals
    • Motor lorries

12. What primary goal did the Confederate strategy of Cotton Diplomacy attempt to secure during the American Civil War?

    • Foreign intervention
    • Slave emancipation
    • Naval disarmament
    • Border expansion

13. Which innovation first enabled rapid long-distance military communication between capitals and armies in the Crimean War?

    • Wireless radar
    • Radio telephone
    • Electric telegraph
    • Heliograph

14. How did French revolutionary armies primarily supply themselves during rapid offensive campaigns in foreign territory?

    • Requisitioning local resources
    • Overseas naval shipping
    • Supply depot networks
    • Railroad supply trains

15. Which 1914 British act granted sweeping powers of censorship and economic control?

    • Military Service Act
    • DORA
    • Munitions Act
    • Emergency Powers Act

16. What primary role did millions of women undertake to maintain national supply procurement in the First World War?

    • Diplomatic missions
    • Deep-sea fishing
    • Munitions work
    • Front-line combat

17. Which July 1862 act authorised Union recruitment of African American personnel for military service?

    • Freedom Act
    • Militia Act
    • Enlistment Act
    • Conscription Act

18. What title was awarded to Lazare Carnot for his effective organisation of French war procurement and armies in 1793?

    • Master of Logistics
    • Father of Conscription
    • Architect of War
    • Organiser of Victory

19. Which 1904 diplomatic agreement established closer British-French cooperation, leading to joint military planning staff talks?

    • Treaty of London
    • Entente Cordiale
    • Triple Alliance
    • Dual Alliance

20. What tactical war game was developed and used by the Prussian General Staff to train officers in strategic planning?

    • Kriegsspiel
    • Feldspiel
    • Wehrspiel
    • Taktikspiel

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