MAIN Causes
What does MAIN stand for?
Answer: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
What weapon could fire hundreds of bullets per minute?
Machine gun.
What animal was a major pest in WWI trenches?
Rats.
How many years did WWI last?
Roughly four years, 1914–1918.
What is militarism?
Building up military power and believing military strength is important/useful for achieving national goals.
Where did Australian troops famously land on 25 April 1915?
Gallipoli.
What protective equipment was developed to protect soldiers from chemical weapons?
Gas masks
What was the area between enemy trench systems called?
No Man's Land.
Which side won WWI?
The Allies.
What is nationalism?
Strong loyalty/pride towards one's nation, sometimes accompanied by competition or hostility towards others.
Why did Australia automatically become involved when Britain declared war on Germany in 1914?
Australia was part of the British Empire.
What new armoured vehicle was introduced to cross trenches and difficult terrain?
Tank.
What was "trench foot"?
Damage/infection caused by feet remaining cold and wet for prolonged periods.
What was the name of the peace treaty signed with Germany after WWI?
Treaty of Versailles.
Why did alliances make the outbreak of WWI more dangerous?
They meant a conflict involving a small number of countries could pull their allies into the war.
Name two WWI battles/campaigns involving Australian troops other than Gallipoli.
Fromelles, Somme/Pozieres, Bullecourt, Ypres, Beersheba, Hamel, Villers-Bretonneux, etc.
What was the German term for its military submarines?
U-boats.
What did soldiers mean when ordered to go "over the top"?
Leave their trench and advance across No Man's Land towards the enemy.
What date is Armistice Day/Remembrance Day?
11 November.
Explain how the assassination of Franz Ferdinand turned into a European war rather than remaining a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Austria-Hungary acted against Serbia, while the alliance system and mobilisation brought Russia, Germany, France and eventually Britain into the conflict.
Who commanded Australian troops at the Battle of Hamel in 1918?
Sir John Monash.
Why did machine guns help cause the development of trench warfare?
They made attacks across open ground extremely deadly, encouraging armies to dig defensive positions.
Name four hardships soldiers could experience while living in trenches.
Mud, rats, lice, disease, cold, flooding, poor sanitation, corpses, shelling, lack of sleep, fear, trench foot, poor food, etc.
WWI fighting stopped at the 11th hour of the 11th day of which month?
November.