Causes
What assassination in 1914 helped trigger WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What side did Germany fight on in WW1?
The Central/Axis power
What was the name for the area between opposing trenches where soldiers risked being shot?
No Mans Land
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
What year did WW1 end?
1918
What country did the assassin, Gavrilo Princip, support joining?
Serbia
What empire ruled much of the Middle East (now Turkey) and fought on the side of Germany?
The Ottoman Empire
What weapon fired rapidly and made charging across No Man’s Land extremely deadly?
Machine Guns
What campaign in Turkey in 1915 involved Australian troops landing on heavily defended beaches?
The Gallipoli Campaign.
Approximately how many soldiers died during WW1?
About 9–10 million.
What country declared war on Serbia shortly after the assassination, beginning the chain reaction of war?
Austria-Hungary.
What country joined the Allies in 1917, helping turn the war in their favour?
United States.
What gas used in WW1 caused choking and blindness?
Mustard gas and Chlorine gas
What day commemorates Australian and New Zealand soldiers who served in wars?
ANZAC Day
What new vehicle with armour rolled across battlefields and crushed trenches?
Tanks
What word describes countries building up their armies and weapons before the war?
Militarism.
What country left the war in 1917 after a revolution overthrew its government?
Russia
What was the name for the large artillery guns used to bombard enemy trenches?
Artillery
About how many Australian soldiers served in WW1?
About 416,000.
What new country was created in Europe after WW1 that had not existed for over 100 years?
Poland
What treaty forced Germany to accept blame for the war?
The Treaty of Versailles