World War One

Question 1

What was Australia like at the beginning of WW1?

Answer 1

Part of British Empire (mother country)
‘Social laboratory’
society was conservative and slow to change
experiencing the affects of great technological advancements

Question 2

When was Australia federated

Answer 2

1901

Question 3

Which countries dominated Europe?

Answer 3

Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
Britain
Japan
China
Russia
Ottoman Empire
Serbia

Question 4

What where the long term causes of WW1?

Answer 4

M.A.I.N
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

Question 5

Militarism

Answer 5

a country should remain a strong army
major powers tried to stay ahead of eachother, investing in military and navy

Question 6

Alliances

Answer 6

military agreements
Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary)
Triple Entente (France, England, Russia)

Question 7

Imperialism

Answer 7

expansion of countries power and influence by colonising other countries

Question 8

Nationalism

Answer 8

feeling extreme loyalty to your nation
people were encouraged to be loyal to their own nation so when the war broke out men were enthusiactic to sign up and fight

Question 9

What where the short term causes?

Answer 9

assasination, tension in balkans, crisis

Question 10

Tension in Balkans

Answer 10

ruled by different empries for years
nationalities declared independence often through war

Question 11

Assasination

Answer 11

Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand & his wife
He was the heir to the throne

Question 12

Crisis

Answer 12

Austria-Hungary blamed serbia for the assasination and when they didnt complete requests they declared war.
within 4 months all the great powers of europe were at war

Question 13

Why did WW1 become a global war?

Answer 13

The worl had previously been split into alliances
nations took sides

Question 14

What where the two ‘sides’?

Answer 14

Allies - British empire, france, japan, russia, italy, US
Central Powers - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

Question 15

what was australias response?

Answer 15

offered soldiers
wanted to fight for their ‘mother country’
women signed as nurses
conscription was considered but denied twice

Question 16

what was trench warfare?

Answer 16

a new fitghting technique in which soldiers on the frontlines dug and occupied trenches.
The trenches protected them against enemy artilery but it was difficult to make territory.

Question 17

life in the trenches

Answer 17

bombardment
knee deep in freezing water
surrounded by coprses, rats, sewerage
worked in shifts (5 days on the frontlines)

Question 18

War fought on land

Answer 18

large guns, grenades, tanks, flamethrowers & poison gas

Question 19

War fought in air

Answer 19

used to scout enemy territory and location
initially shot with pistols and drop bombs
unreliable & deadly

Question 20

War fought at sea

Answer 20

less naval conflict than other wars
ships primary use was to transport troops and supplies

Question 21

Why did the US join the war?

Answer 21

They were initially neutral
Changed when german ‘unrestricted sumbarine warefare’ was damaging their ships
June 1917 they landed in France and fought for the Allies
over 4 million US men were drafted in WW1

Question 22

Where did australians first serve

Answer 22

Rabaul
Sept 11 1914 they attacked a radio station
by Sept 21 the germans surrendered

Question 23

Formation of ANZAC

Answer 23

the australian imperial forces (20,000 men) were joined by 10,000 men from new zealand and together they became the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Question 24

ANZAC deployment

Answer 24

Nov 1914
finished training in Egypt and went to gallipoli and then on the the western front

Question 25

How did Australia serve at Gallipoli

Answer 25

Landed on 25 April 1915
came under heavy fire and struggled to gain ground
November they gave up & withdrew under the cover of darkness
aprox.100,000 Allies were injured

Question 26

how did australia serve on the western front?

Answer 26

295,000 australians served on the western front, fighting alongside the allies

Question 27

Western Front

Answer 27

most renowned and deadliest battle ground
600km long
between the north of france and the german-swiss border

Question 28

First Nations People’s Experience

Answer 28

more than 1000 first nations men served
1903 defense act made it not possibly for them to serve
1917 this was done with
werent invited to join ANZAC celebrations

Question 29

Women on the homefront

Answer 29

volunteered for local organisations & hospitals
sent packages to frontlines
raised funds
sent food
took over husbands jobs and responsibilities

could only serve in the war as nurses
46 aus women lost their lives

Question 30

Children on the homefront

Answer 30

preparing clothing & other goods
taking on household duties
fundraising
collecting scrap metal for recycling
cadet training for boys over 12

Question 31

War Precautions Act

Answer 31

1914-1920
to control people incase they were spies or would harm aus

Question 32

how did ww1 end?

Answer 32

1917 Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate the throne and Russia left the war
Germany planned a massive attack “ludendorff offensive’ which ending up failing meaning they lost the war
11/11/1918 @ 11 am the armstice began and the Allies had won.