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100

What event in 1914 triggered World War I?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 

100

term for the psychological trauma of soldiers in World War I

Shell-shock

100

What WWI campaign created the ANZAC legend?

Gallipoli

100

Which weapon ended the war in the Pacific?

Atomic Bomb

100

He was the dictator of Italy during World War II.

Benito Mussolini

200

What policy did Britain and France use to avoid war with Hitler in the 1930s?

Appeasement

200

What was it called when soldiers were forced to join the army?

Conscription
200

What battle featured an evacuation via sea in 1940 which saved over 300,000 Allied troops from capture.

Battle of Dunkirk

200

Which Australian city was bombed by Japanese aircraft in 1942?

Darwin
200

Who replaced Chamberlain and led Britain through the war?

Winston Churchill


300

Germany was forced to sign this after World War I

Treaty of Versailles
300

What was the term for the dangerous area between the trenches?

No Mans Land

300

This 1916 battle was one of the bloodiest in history, with over 1 million casualties.

Battle of the Somme

300

What tactic did Germany use in 1939 to attack quickly and powerfully?

Blitzkreig

300

Who was the Japanese Emperor during WWII?

Emperor Hirohito

400

Which ideology in Italy and Germany promoted nationalism, dictatorship, and military strength?

Facism

400

Name of the Papua New Guinean villagers who assisted Australians

Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels
400

What were the Australians called who held Tobruk for eight months?

Rats of Tobruk

400

What weapon was introduced for the first time by the Germans at the Battle of Ypres?

Poison Gas

400

Who led Australia when they entered World War II?

Prime Minister Robert Menzies
500

Name all four MAIN long-term causes of WW1.

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

500

Which ideology in Italy and Germany promoted nationalism, dictatorship, and military strength?

Facism

500

On what date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

7 December 1941

500

This handheld explosive was thrown into trenches to cause chaos.

Grenade

500

Australian Prime Minister in favour of Conscription in WW1

Prime Minister Billy Hughes

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