World War One
World War One started in which year?
1914
When did WWII begin?
1939
What is antisemitism?
Hatred of or prejudice against Jews
What year was the United Nations formed?
1945
What is a primary source?
A source made at the time of the event and/or by someone who witnessed the event firsthand.
World War One ended in what year?
1918
Which event directly caused Britain and Australia to declare war on Germany?
Germany’s invasion of Poland
What was a Ghetto?
An overcrowded, enclosed area of a town or city where the Nazis forcibly confined Jewish people, isolating them from the rest of society in harsh living conditions.
The UDHR was a result of...
-The Holocaust
What is a secondary source?
A source after the time of the event and/or by someone who did not witness the event firsthand (i.e. a textbook)
Name three features of a WWI trench
Parapet
Sandbags
Duckboards
Firestep
Ammunition shelf
Dugout
Underground bunkers
Zig-Zag
Barbed wire
Listening post
Front line
Second line
Reserve trench
Communication trenches
What year did Japan enter the war by attacking Pearl Harbor?
1941
What were THREE ways the Nazis encouraged antisemitism in Germany?
Propaganda (posters, newspapers, films etc to spread negative stereotypes about Jewish people)
Education
Hitler Youth
Nuremberg Laws (1935) people were inferior.
Boycotts of Jewish businesses
Censorship
Name THREE injuries/conditions faced by soldiers in WWI trenches
- Gas attacks
- Trench foot
- Trench fever
- Shell shock
- Gun shot wounds
Who was Australia’s Prime Minister at the start of World War II?
John Curtin
Jobs and employment
Economic recovery
Restore German pride after WWI humiliation
Overturn the Treaty of Versailles
Rebuild the military
What were the 4 consequences of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany?
B - Blame (Germany had to accept full blame for starting World War One).
R - Reparations (Germany had to pay lots of money to other countries to help them rebuild).
A - Army (Germanys army was reduced to 10,000 men. No air force. Limited navy)
T - Territory (Germany lost significant amounts of land)
What was the name of the battle that stopped Japan’s advance toward Australia in 1942?
The Battle of the Coral Sea