Gallipoli - Glossary Words

Question 1

Allies

Answer 1

people that sided with or supported each other.

Question 2

barrage

Answer 2

a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.

Question 3

bayonet

Answer 3

a sword-like stabbing blade which may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle

Question 4

bolt hole

Answer 4

a place where a person can escape and hide.

Question 5

Bosch Boche, Bosche

Answer 5

french slang for “german”

Question 6

censorship

Answer 6

the removal or banning of anything regarded as harmful,

Question 7

Central Powers

Answer 7

Germany and its allies

Question 8

conscription

Answer 8

compulsory enlistment for state service

Question 9

desertion

Answer 9

the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.

Question 10

dogfight

Answer 10

a close combat between military aircraft.

Question 11

duckboard

Answer 11

a board consisting of a number of wooden slats joined together, placed so as to form a path over muddy ground or in a trench

Question 12

dug-out

Answer 12

a trench that is dug and roofed over as a shelter for troops.

Question 13

empire

Answer 13

an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch

Question 14

enlist

Answer 14

enrol or be enrolled in the armed services

Question 15

fire step

Answer 15

a step or ledge on which soldiers in a trench stand to fire.

Question 16

grenade

Answer 16

a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically

Question 17

historiography

Answer 17

the writing of history.

Question 18

home front

Answer 18

the civilian sector of a nation at war when its armed forces are in combat abroad.

Question 19

Hun

Answer 19

a member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who invaded and ravaged Europe in the 4th–5th centuries.

Question 20

Imperialism

Answer 20

a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.

Question 21

infantry

Answer 21

soldiers marching or fighting on foot

Question 22

isolationism

Answer 22

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups

Question 23

kaiser

Answer 23

the German Emperor, the Emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 24

Mills bomb

Answer 24

an oval hand grenade.

Question 25

mortar

Answer 25

a short smooth-bore gun for firing shells at high angles

Question 26

mustard gas

Answer 26

a colourless oily liquid whose vapour causes severe irritation and blistering of the skin

Question 27

no-man’s land

Answer 27

disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies.

Question 28

over the top

Answer 28

over the parapet of a trench and into battle.

Question 29

pals’ battalions

Answer 29

a group of such people who gather with a promise to become friendly towards their community. *****check

Question 30

propaganda

Answer 30

information used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Question 31

shell shock

Answer 31

psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment.

Question 32

stalemate

Answer 32

a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check.

Question 33

Tommy

Answer 33

a British private soldier.

Question 34

Dough Boy

Answer 34

an informal term for a member of the United States Army or Marine Corps,

Question 35

trench foot

Answer 35

a painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue.

Question 36

Western Front

Answer 36

The zone of fighting in western Europe in the First World War

Question 37

Lemon Squeezer

Answer 37

the nickname given to NZ soldiers hats