Causes
What does MANIA stand for?
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
Who was eligible to enlist?
Men, 18 years or older up to 38years old.
What was the name given to long holes in the ground reinforced with timber and sandbags?
Trenches
In which country is Gallipoli?
Turkey.
What does AIF stand for?
Australian Imperial Force
Where would one find a gavel?
In a courtroom.
What was the final catalyst that caused the war?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
What is patriotism?
Loyalty to King and country.
What was the name of the turbine powered battleship equipped with only big guns?
Dreadnought
To which empire did Turkey belong?
Ottoman Empire.
In which years did the Australian Government have a referendum on conscription?
1916 and 1917.
What is a palindrome?
A word which is spelled the same forwards and backwards
civic, radar, madam, kayak, level
What is meant by imperialism?
The taking over of other countries with the purpose of building an empire.
What is propaganda?
A type of brainwashing advertising with a political agenda.
What was a standard weapon issued for all soldiers on both sides?
The rifle.
On what date (date, month, year) did the ANZAC troops land on the Gallipoli Peninsula?
25 April 1915.
What was a Zeppelin?
A rigid airship used to bomb the enemy from high altitude.
What is the College's motto and what does it mean?
Deo Duce - with God as leader.
Which countries were in the Triple Entente?
Why did the enthusiasm for enlisting fall away?
High casualty rates, the reality of the horrors of war.
Which country developed mustard gas as a form of warfare?
Germany.
What does ANZAC stand for?
Austrailan, New Zealand Army Corps.
What is a peninsula?
It is a piece of land that juts out of the mainland with sea on 3 sides.
What is a dik-dik?
The smallest species of antelope.
What was the arms race?
Countries increasing their spending on armaments
What was the white feather campaign?
The public shaming of men who looked fit and healthy enough to enlist.
Why was WW1 called a modern war?
The use of technology and the change in the armoury - tanks, flamethrowers, machine guns, submarines, dreadnoughts etc.
Humans became more efficient at killing each other!
What was the objective of the Gallipoli campaign?
To capture the capital of Turkey - Constantinople (Istanbul) and secure the Straits of the Dardanelles.
Who invented the drip rifle, which enabled the ANZACs to evacuate Gallipoli without casualties?
Lance Corporal William Charles Scurry of the 7th Battalion.
Name all 5 of Ms Calleja's cats.
Quinetta, Cahoots, Ditto, Francis and Nero