Events
When did the soldiers get told the war would be over by?
By Christmas time
How many soldiers did Australia have?
416,809
What were guns with knives at the end called?
Bayonet
Australia had to join in the war to help out UK because they had a deal
True or False?
True
What did decaying corpses attract?
Flies
What year did WW1 start?
1914
How many Australians died in WW1?
60,000
True
What Country dropped out of WW1
Russia
What were the toilets in the trenches?
Holes in boxes
what day did ww1 start?
28 July
How many people worldwide died during WW1
Around 16 million
What is another name for grenades that was used in ww1?
hand bombs
Who was in the Triple Entente alliance?
The Triple Entente members were Russia, France, and Great Britain
Lack of sanitation + flies =
crippling diseases
What year did it end?
1918
How many soldiers from Australia were indigenous
around 1000
How many rifles were used in ww1?
Around 11 million
What Country switched sides during WW1?
Italy
What did they use to stop the stench?
Trick Question-
nothing could stop the stench
What day did WW1 end?
11th November
How many Nurses attended ww1?
over 3000
How many gases were used/introduces in WW1?
4
(chlorine, mustard gas, bromine and phosgene)
What were the two countries that started the war
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
What was the sickness called in the trenches
Trench fever