Causes
Whose assassination is thought to have started the war?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What year did WW1 start?
1914
The main theatre of war through the invasion of Belgium and Luxembourg?
The Western Front
What were women's roles during WW1
Nurses, Charity and fundraising, Political activism (conscription)
What is conscription, and why was it introduced?
Conscription means forcing people to join the army through complusory enrolment. Was introduced because voluntary enlistments dropped and the government needed more soldiers.
Who were the Allied forces?
France, Russia, Britain, ANZACS
What year did WW1 end?
1918
A failed naval and military attack, that had over 26,000 ANZAC casualties?
Gallipoli campaign
What happened to women's jobs when the men came back from war?
Women were expected to return to domestic roles, with many losing jobs to the returning servicemen
Who were the referendums targeted at?
Women
Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
The agreement signed by the Allied forces and Germany that ended fighting on the Western Front
The Armistice
A type of combat where opposing forces attack, defend, and counterattack from extensive systems of trenches dug into the ground
Trench Warfare
What roles were women able to have during the war?
Nurses
How did the Australian Government try to introduce conscription?
Two referendums ion 1916 and 1917
Who was the Prime minister during the war?
Billy Hughes
When did the United States of America join the war?
1917
One of the largest and bloodiest battles of WW1. Where Britain sustained 57,000 casualties.
Were women able to vote at the time of WW1?
Yes, only a few countries including Australia allowed women to vote
What was the result of these referendums?
Both narrowly defeated
City where the assassination took place?
Sarajevo
The peace treaty that made Germany cede territory, demilitarise, pay large reparations, and accept blame for the war
The treaty of Versailles
The open, exposed area between the enemy trenches was a devastated landscape of barbed wire and machine-gun fire, where soldiers attempting to advance were often killed
No-mans land
What was one of the charities that women raised money for?
Red Cross
Fill in the blanks:
_____ mobilised Australian _____ politically more than any other issue and they actively participated on both sides, causing the ______ to be narrowly defeated.
Conscription, Women, Refferendum