Causes of war
Life in the trenches
Gallipoli
Reasons for enlistment
Miscellaneous
100
This was formed between France, Britain, and Russia in 1907
What is the Triple Entente?
100
What is zig-zag trench design?
100
Pre dawn 25 April 1915
When did the attack on Gallipoli begin?
100
The action of enrolling or being enrolled in the armed services
What is enlistment?
100
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
What were the first two countries to declare war?
200
Gavrilo Princip
Who assassinated the heir to the Austria-Hungary empire Franz Ferdinand?
200
The hand-to-hand fighting usually takes place here. This area belongs to neither side.
What is No Man's Land?
200
Approximately 2,000
How many soldiers were killed or wounded during the landing at Gallipoli?
200
This caused much excitement and enthusiasm as many men rushed to enlist to serve their country
What is news of the outbreak of WWI?
200
Approximately 9 million
How many soldiers died during WWI?
300
This country/empire declared war on Serbia on July 28
What is Austria-Hungary?
300
When in this situation, the war becomes very long and slow with neither side wanting to leave their trenches. No forward progress is made.
What is a stalemate?
300
Capturing and controlling the Dardanelles
What was the purpose of the Gallipoli campaign?
300
A sense of nationalism, duty, mateship, adventure, money and shame.
What are reasons for enlistment in WWI?
300
Soccer
What game did enemy soldiers play together when there was a ceasefire along parts of the Western Front?
400
The last country (in alliance with France) in this 'chain of friendship'?
What is England?
400
Leaving the safety of the trenches and attacking the enemy.
What is 'going over the top'?
400
January 1916
When were the ANZACs evacuated from Gallipoli?
400
What is WWI enlistment propaganda?
400
Bully beef (caned corned beef), bread and biscuits
What did soldiers eat in the trenches?
500
After the European nations began to acquire colonies in Asia, Africa and the Pacific, their activities accelerated and this form of rivalry was a cause of the First World War
What is imperialism?
500
The name given to the wooden floor of the trenches to prevent soldiers from walking and standing in muddy puddles
What are duckboards?
500
Cramped and filthy living and working conditions under constant shellfire. Incessant noise from shelling, bombing, artillery, machine-gun and rifle fire caused psychological and physiological problems for the soldiers. These included shell shock and stress from unceasing exposure to loud mechanical noises
What were the conditions like for the ANZACs at Gallipoli?
500
Enlisting in The War seemed less like a great adventure and more of a moral decision.
How did reasons for enlistment change during the course of WWI?
500
A military strategy consisting of attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and resources
What is a war of attrition?