Conscription
Alliances
Trench warfare
Propaganda
WW1 facts
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What is conscrption
The mandatory enrolment of citizens into a country's armed forces, enforced by law
100
Who are the two main groups fighting in WW1
Allied Powers and Central Powers
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What is the land in the middle of two opposing trenches called
No man's land/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/63/bf/63bfbd36-e143-4966-88b1-9d179b1f4546/03885u.jpg)
100
What is propaganda
Propaganda is information that is deliberately spread to influence what people think, feel, or do. It is often biased, misleading, or one-sided, and is used to support a political, commercial, or social goal. It usually appeals to emotions rather than facts or logic
100
What years did WW1 span
1914 - 1918
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How many time did Australia vote NO for conscription
Twice
200
Name 2 countries involved in the Central Powers
Austria- Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
200
What 3 objects might you find in no mans land?
Barbed wire, unexploded shells, dead bodies, debris, rats etc
200
What was the main purpose of propaganda in WW1
Encourage people to support their countries war efforts.
200
What does ANZAC stand for?
300
Name two reasons we voted NO to conscription
Losing workers to overseas battlefields, violates personal freedom, and deep social divisions, unfair reliance on the working-class citizens to fight and leaving families without providers.
300
Which countries neutrality was breached in 1914 by Germany
Belgium
300
Name 3 reasons why trench warfare is described as "Hell on Earth"
Danger, boredom, rat infestation, shell shock, starvation, being covered in filth, trench foot and lice etc.
300
Who is this poster meant to speak to
United States citizens to contribute in some way to the war
300
Before given the name World War 1 what was this conflict originally called?
The Great War
400
In which year was Conscription voted on for the second time
1917
400
In 1882 a Triple Alliance was formed between which 3 countries?
400
How many lines of trenches were typically dug ?
3
one for front line
one for support
one for reserve
400
Why do propaganda posters feature the enemy as a monstrous or insignificant creature, with animal-like features?
To make them appear as less then human and increase the support for the war.
400
In which country can you find the Gallipoli Peninsula
Turkey
500
Which Prime Minster was responsible for the Conscription referendums.
Billy Hughes
500
France lost a war to Germany in 1870-1871, which war was it?
Franco-Prussian
500
Why are trenches not dug in straight lines, why do the feature bends and turns?
To reduce fatalities in the results of bombs, shrapnel, enemy infiltration and provide defensive advantages
500
What does WWI propaganda reveal about the values and fears of the society that produced it?
It reveals what governments thought would persuade people, such as fear of invasion, duty, patriotism, or shame
500
In WW1 tanks were given Male and Female classifications, what was the defining feature of their gender?
Male tanks had cannons
Female tanks had machine guns