WWI
When did WWI take place?
1914-1918
Which country started WWII?
Germany.
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian & New Zealand Army Corp
The Holocaust was inflicted upon which group of people?
Jewish people
What does the term conscription refer to?
Forced enlistment.
This country held the largest number of Australian POWs during WWII.
Japan.
One particular moment acted as the trigger event for WWI, the assassination of:
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
When did WWII take place?
1939-1945.
A condition which caused the soldiers feet to rot due to prolonged immersion in water.
Trench foot
'The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.' What is the word?
Genocide
During which was was conscription introduced in Australia?
WWII.
This term describes forcing prisoners to work: _______________ ________________.
Forced labour.
Name any battle during WWI.
Examples: the Battle of the Marne, Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of Gallipoli, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Jutland, Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of Cambrai, Battle of Caporetto, and Battle of Amiens.
What was the name of the World War II campaign in Papua New Guinea where Australian forces successfully halted the Japanese advance?
The Kokoda campaign
This system of trenches, stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss border, was the primary battlefield for British, French, and German forces during WWI.
The Western Front.
How many Jews were claimed to be murdered in the Holocaust of WWII?
6,000,000
six million
List four government controls introduced either during WWI or WWII.
Rationing, conscription, censorship, requisitioning, manpower controls, internment of enemy aliens, etc.
Approximately 2,345 Allied prisoners of war died in the Sandakan ____________ ______________ during WWII.
Death march/death marches.
Prior to WWI, most European countries were competing for _____________ in Africa, were engaged in an ________ race, experiencing rising _____________ (glorification of the military), and were n_____________ (intense loyalty to one's nation).
Colonies/territory.
Arms.
Militarism.
Nationalistic.
Which country did Hitler invade, triggering the start of World War II?
Poland
What was 'no man's land'?
The area between opposing trenches.
Auschwitz was considered a _____ ________.
A death camp or extermination camp
Name three Australian cities/towns that were attacked by the Japanese in WWII.
1. Darwin: Subject to multiple air raids, with the most significant attack occurring on 19 February 1942, causing extensive damage and casualties.
2. Broome: Attacked on 3 March 1942..
3. Townsville: Experienced air raids in late July 1942, targeting the town and its harbour facilities.
4. Sydney: Attacked by Japanese midget submarines on 31 May - 1 June 1942, causing damage to vessels in the harbour.
5. Newcastle: Targeted by Japanese submarines on 8 June 1942, with shells fired at the city and its industrial facilities.
This infamous railway construction project in south-east Asia used forced labour from Allied POWs, including many Australians.
Burma-Thailand Railway.
Which German WWI plan aimed to quickly defeat France?
The Schlieffen Plan.
German leaders were forced to sign the _____________ of Versailles, agreeing to shrink its ___________ , give up ________, and pay _________ , weakening its already unstable economy.
Treaty ... military force/army ... land ... reparations (money)
How did trench warfare impact soldiers? (Describe three impacts).
Physical health; psychological trauma; living conditions.
Describe what a ghetto is and provide one example.
Definition: Segregated urban area for minority groups, often impoverished and depriving Jewish people from food, sanitation and medical treatment.
Examples: Warsaw Ghetto (Poland), Lodz Ghetto (Poland), Krakow Ghetto (Poland), Vilna Ghetto (Lithuania), Minsk Ghetto (Belarus).
How did wartime censorship affect Australian media and public opinion during WWII? (Describe 2 clear points).
Wartime censorship controlled information, suppressing news that might demoralise the public or provide intelligence to the enemy, thus shaping public opinion and maintaining morale
This international treaty outlines the humanitarian standards of treatment for prisoners of war.
The Geneva Convention.
Name five of Australia's allies during WWI and WWII.
France, Russia, Australia, Belgium, the United States, Britain, New Zealand etc.
In 1934 Hitler declared himself F_________, an absolute ruler.
Führer.
What role did technology play in trench warfare? (Describe three clear roles).
Sample answer: The extensive use of fortified positions, combined with defensive technologies and tactics, created a static front where gaining ground was exceedingly difficult and often resulted in high casualties with minimal territorial gain.
Describe the experiences of Jewish people under the rule of Hitler (at least four points with a bit of detail).
Bans from working, voting and occupying public spaces (legal discrimination); forced sterilisation; forced segregation into ghettoes, where they contracted diseases and were starved; genocide - extermination at camps and by execution squads; sent to forced labour camps.
What role did propaganda play on the Australian home front during WWII? (Describe two clear points).
Propaganda played a critical role in boosting morale, encouraging enlistment, promoting war bonds, and fostering unity and support for the war effort through posters, films, and radio broadcasts.
This Japanese-run POW camp in Singapore held thousands of Allied prisoners during WWII.
Changi Prison.