Causes of WW1
What is the acronym that outlines the four Long-term causes of War
M.A.I.N
What defensive structure was placed at the front of trenches?
Barbed wire
What weapon caused the most casualties in WWI battles?
Artillery/Machine guns/guns
Why did Australia enter WWI in 1914?
Australia was part of the British Empire
What country is Gallipoli in?
Turkey
What was the Name of the of the person who got assasinated, which sparked WW1 to begin....
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the land between opposing trenches called?
No- Man's Land
What new weapon caused choking, blindness, and panic?
Posion Gas
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Where did Australian soliders go to first for Training?
Egypt.
What belief encouraged people to strongly support their country and see others as rivals?
Nationalism
Name 2 poor condition soldiers faced in the trenches.
Mud, rats, disease, or flooding, trenchfoot
What was the new revolutionary and powerful British War Ship called?
Give 2 reasons why an Australian Solider would volunteer to go to war.
Adventure, going with their friends, their sports mates, for money, sense of loyalty
The ambush on the 25th of April at Gallipoli was an Amphibious landing: what is meant by the way soliders approached? (Think of Frogs)
Soldiers arrived by sea, landed on the beaches, and then advanced on foot onto land under enemy fire.
Which two major alliance groups faced each other in WWI?
Triple Entene: France, Britain, Russia
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Draw and label a trench on your whiteboards (best group wins).
Two opposing trenches, barbed wire, no-mans land, dugouts, soliders on the top
What invention helped armies spot enemy positions from above?
Aitcrafts/balloons
What colour uniform did Australian soldiers first wear?
Khaki
What is the link between ANZAC Day and Gallipoli?
ANZAC Day marks the anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
Which country blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Austria-Hungary
Why did trench warfare often lead to stalemate?
Attacks caused heavy casualties with little land gained.
Why were tanks introduced during WWI?
To break through trench defenses
About how many Australians served in WWI? (all teams answer; closest gets the points)
Approximatley 416,000
Why is Gallipoli considered a failure but still remembered positively in Australia?
It failed militarily but highlighted bravery, endurance, and mateship.