Gallipoli
Gallipoli is a peninsula located in which modern day country?
Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
FALSE
What does Conscription mean?
When the government mandates/forces "able bodied" people to join the armed forces (army/navy/etc.). Australia had two votes on whether or not to do this.
An Alliance is when....
Two countries agree to support each other in times of war/if either gets attacked by a third country.
ANZAC Day commemorates Gallipoli. On which day, every year, does this occur?
April 25
The British general (and later in WWII British Prime Minister) who planned/was in charge of the Gallipoli Landings. (Mr. Gough dislikes this person).
Winston Churchill
The main occupation/job that Australians had in 1914 (start of WWI)
Farmers
The Australian public voted TWICE on whether to do conscription or not. What was the outcome of both these votes?
NO
What is an Empire AND which empire was Australia closely aligned to? (2 part question!)
an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch/government/country.
Australia was a part of the British Empire for many decades.
What is the world's best selling video game (by number of PHYSICAL copies sold)?
Tetris and/or Minecraft (no one can decide which at the moment)
To Support their ally Russia/get supplies to Russia
OR
Cut off Turkey from the Eastern Front/Europe
TRUE OR FALSE: Women worked in many of the jobs that were left open by all the men going overseas during WWI. This chiefly meant factory work making shells and bullets for the ANZACs overseas.
TRUE
TRUE
Many countries in late 19th and early 20th century Europe practised what is called Militarism. This also caused the tension that allowed WWI to occur.....What does this term mean?
the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. OR, build a large army quickly....
World's fastest Animal
Peregrine Falcon
TRUE OR FALSE: The ANZACs landed on the wrong beach at Gallipoli and hence why they had a Easier time defeating the Turkish defenders
FALSE
(They did land at the wrong beach, but they had to fight up steep cliffs and lost many soldiers)
Many Australians joined the army because of a "romance of war." When did most Australians, at the start of the war (1914), think the war would be over?
By Christmas time (in a few months).
TRUE OR FALSE: Many Australians thought of themselves as Australians and NOT British subjects....
False
Who was assassinated in Sarajevo, Serbia (Austria-Hungary) and whose death kickstarted the "domino effect" that causes WWI?
Franz Ferdinand
The First ever Football World Cup occurred in this country
Uruguay
Name of the straight/body of water that the ANZACs tried to sail down, in order to get to Russia
Dardanelles
How many people were alive in Australia in 1914 (the start of WWI) - closest guess wins....
Around 5 million people (4.95 million to be exact)
Name of the Australian Prime Minister whose government wanted conscription to happen desperately.
Billy Hughes
Many countries (including Australia) used propagnada to convince their people to support the war. What does Propaganda mean?
Propaganda is information, ideas, or rumours deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution or nation.
eg. "war is good", "[insert enemy country here] is evil!"
Which is older: Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece?