Key Dates
June 28 1914
When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
Gavrilo Princip
Who was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Buildup of armaments in preparation for war
What is militarism?
A stagnant war fought from trenches, with neither side gaining or losing much ground in spite of huge casualties
What is the Western Front?
Austria and Serbia
Who were the first two countries to declare war?
11am on 11 November, 1918
When did WWI end?
Albert Jacka
Who is an Australian WWI hero and Victoria Cross recipient?
The assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
What is the event that triggered WWI?
Blindness, blistered skin and a build-up of fluid in the lungs leading to death
What are the effects of a gas attack?
Treaty of Versailles
What is the name of the post-War Treaty that punished Germany for starting the war?
28 July 1914
When did Austria declare war with Serbia?
David Lloyd George
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWI?
The understanding linking the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom
What is the Triple Entente?
A reaction to the intensity of the bombardment and fighting that produced a helplessness, panic and an inability to reason, sleep, walk or talk
What is shell shock (PTSD)?
When both sides agree to stop fighting
What is an armistice?
25 April 1915
When did the ANZACs land at Gallipoli?
Alfred von Schlieffen
Who was the German Field Marshall who planned the invasion of France and Belgium in 1914?
The region described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I
What is the Balkans?
Misleading advertising aimed at keeping up morale and boosting support of the war
What is propaganda?
To gain control over the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, allowing an invasion of Constantinople and, eventually, Turkey
What was the purpose of the Gallipoli campaign?
4 August 1915
When did Australia join Great Britain in declaring war on Germany?
Franz Joseph I
Who was was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and monarch of many other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
Austria became convinced of German support and Russia would support Slavic nationalist movements in the future
What were the effects of the Balkan Crisis?
A military strategy consisting of attempts to win a war by wearing down the enemy to the point of collapse through continuous losses in personnel and material. The war will usually be won by the side with greater such resources
What is a war of attrition?
Hundred Days Offensive
What is the name of the final attack that helped the Allies win the war?