The First World War by year - 1916

European expansion, changes in the Middle Eastern Front and more counties join and declare war - can you name the specifics?

This quiz does not cover every event during wartime 1916, only some key aspects

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Date	Hint	Answer
9th January	The Gallipoli campaign ends in a victory for this state	Ottoman Empire
17th January	This country capitulates after an offensive made against it by Austria-Hungary	Montenegro
11th January	This island in the Ionian Sea becomes occupied by the Allies	Corfu
27th January	This is introduced in the United Kingdom by the Military Service Act	Conscription
21st February	This battle begins on the Western Front on hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse	Battle of Verdun
28th February	This West African colony of the German Empire surrenders to the Allies	German Cameroon
1st March	This unrestircted warfare is resumed by Germany after 6 months suspension	Submarine Warfare
9th March	Germany declares war on this country	Portugal
29th April	The first seige of Kut ends, after these forces surrender to the Ottomans	British Forces
10th May	Germany, once again, suspends this unrestircted type of warfare	Submarine Warfare
5th June	The HMS Hampshire is sunk and this face of British patriotism is lost	Lord Kitchener
10th June	This holy city in Arabia becomes under siege	Medina
4th July	Arabs capture this city as a result of the corresponding battle for it	Mecca
1st July	One of largest battles of the war begins in northern France	Battle of the Somme
27th August	Italy declares war on this country	Germany
27th August	This country enters the war, her army is defeated in a few weeks	Romania
27th August	The Conquest of Romania begins by these powers	The Central Powers
6th Sepember	These powers create a unified command	The Central Powers
24th October	The French recapture Fort Douaumont near this city in eastern France	Verdun
21st November	This ship of the White Star Line sinks after hitting a German mine	HMHS Britannic
21st November	Francis Joseph I of Austria and Hungary dies and is succeeded by this man	Charles I
1st December	The Allies begin the capture of this port in Saudi Arabia	Yanbu
3rd December	This battle ends, staging a phase in the conquest of Romania	Battle of Bucharest
6th December	Germany occupies Bucharest, the Romanian capital is moved to this city	Iasi
7th December	This man replaces Asquith as Prime Minister in the United Kingdom	David Lloyd George
27th December	The Battle of Magdhaba begins in this peninsula	Sinai Peninsula
29th December	These offensive operations come to an end with a Russian victory	The Christmas Battles

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