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Year 12 History · Causation, continuity and significance

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand is best described as a…
- ☐ (a) long-term cause
- ☐ (b) continuity
- ☐ (c) trigger
- ☐ (d) consequence
2. Which is a long-term cause of World War I?
- ☐ (a) Militarism and rival alliances
- ☐ (b) The Battle of the Somme
- ☐ (c) The armistice
- ☐ (d) The landing at Gallipoli
3. What does contingency mean in history?
- ☐ (a) Events were inevitable
- ☐ (b) Outcomes depended partly on chance and choices
- ☐ (c) Nothing ever changes
- ☐ (d) Only economics matters
4. Which is a common criterion for judging significance?
- ☐ (a) How old the historian is
- ☐ (b) How long the event lasted on TV
- ☐ (c) Whether it is in colour
- ☐ (d) How many people were affected and for how long
5. Studying change and continuity together helps historians to…
- ☐ (a) see that even major change often includes things that stayed the same
- ☐ (b) ignore causes
- ☐ (c) avoid making judgements
- ☐ (d) focus only on dates
6. In what city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
7. Aspects of life that stay the same over time are called ____.
8. In what year was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

Answer sheet

1. trigger — It was the immediate spark for the July Crisis.
2. Militarism and rival alliances — Militarism and alliances built up over decades.
3. Outcomes depended partly on chance and choices — Contingency stresses that things could have turned out differently.
4. How many people were affected and for how long — Scale and duration of impact are key criteria.
5. see that even major change often includes things that stayed the same — Change and continuity are two sides of analysing a period.
6. Sarajevo — He was assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
7. continuity — Continuity is the opposite of change.
8. 1914 — The assassination took place on 28 June 1914.