Weapons
Name 1 new type of weapon developed for/during World War 1.
Machine gun, tank, gas etc.
Name 2 countries on our side in WW1.
Britain, France, Russia, NZ, Canada, India
What is the acronym we use to explain the causes of WW1?
MANIA
On what date did the ANZACs land at Gallipoli?
25th April 1915
The Western Front was in which 2 modern countries?
Name 2 uses of planes in World War 1.
Bombing, reconnaissance, moving supplies, planning attack routes
Name the 3 nations that made up the Triple Alliance prior to WW1.
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
Who was assassinated on June 28th 1914?
Franz Ferdinand
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
What was the first battle Australian soldiers fought in on the Western Front?
Fromelles
Why were the first tanks ineffective?
Name one country that changed sides during WW1.
Italy
What does the 'I' in the acronym stand for?
Imperialism
Name 2 battles that occurred at Gallipoli.
Lone Pine, The Nek, the Trurkish Offensive
At which battle was Corporal Adolf Hitler apparently present for the Germans?
The Battle of Fromelles
What happened with the heavy artillery at The Nek?
The bombardment stopped early, meaning the Turks were back in their trenches when the attack began.
Britain entered the war because of a long-standing treaty with which neutral country?
Belgium
Of the 5 causes of WW1, which one is regarded as a short-term or 'trigger' event?
Assassination
Whose idea was it to go to Gallipoli?
Winston Churchill
In 2008, the remains of missing ANZAC soldiers who had been buried in mass graves by the Germans were discovered. Which battle did these soldiers die in?
The Battle of Fromelles
Who invented the machine gun used by the Axis forces in World War 1?
Hiram Maxim (the Maxim machine gun)
Which country entered the war in 1917, and which country exited the war in the same year?
What was the name of the assassin in Sarajevo?
Gavrilo Princips
How many Australians were awarded the Victoria Cross at Lone Pine?
7
How many Australian casualties were there in the first day they fought on the Western Front?
5533