Causes of WWI
What year did World War 1 start?
1914
How many volunteers wanted to join the war at the start?
40 000
Why is it called the Western front?
It was west of Germany
Who was forced to take responsibility for WW1?
Germany
Who were the Australians fighting against?
The Turkish
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
What did people believe the Germans enjoy killing?
Babies
How far did the trenches stretch?
About 500km
How long did World War 1 go for?
4 years
What were 3 things Australians ate at Gallipoli?
Bully beef, biscuits and jam
What 3 countries were in the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, Russia
What is propaganda?
information that’s designed to make you think or feel a certain way
What 6 weapons were used in the Western Front?
Shells, gas, tanks, planes, barbed wire and machine guns.
Wht date did WW1 end?
11th November 1918
What was one of the big problems at Gallipoli?
Flies, dead bodies, diseases, hot and cold
Spell the word for I
IMPERIALISM
By December how many men had signed up?
52,000
How many Australians died at the Western Front?
About 60 000
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
An agreement Germany was forced to sign to take responsibility for the war and agree to consequences
How many Australians died at Gallipoli?
10 000
When countries built empires by taking over other countries
What were the women putting in some of the men’s mail boxes who didn't sign up?
White feathers
How were the conditions in the Western Front?
Melting snow turned the trenches into mud. Soldiers developed trenchfoot and gangrene.
How many years after WW1 did WW2 start?
20 years
Two places of battle during the Gallipoli campaign were...
Lone Pine and The Nek