Conscription
What does conscription mean?
Compulsory military service: forcing people by law to join the military.
What handheld weapon was commonly used by infantry soldiers in WWI?
Rifle
What is the term for government controlling or limiting information?
Censorship
What present-day country was the Battle of Beersheba fought in?
Israel
What city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in?
Sarajevo
Which Christian church strongly opposed conscription?
The Catholic Church
What defensive obstacle slowed soldiers in no man’s land?
Barbed Wire
What term describes information designed to shape public opinion during war?
Propaganda
What 1916 battle is often remembered as one of the bloodiest battles of WWI?
Battle of the Somme
What alliance system included Britain, France and Russia before WWI?
Triple Entente
What year did the referendums take place?
1916 and 1917
What type of gas caused severe blistering of the skin and eyes?
Mustard Gas
Identify 2 things censors removed from soldiers
casualty rates, place names
Where was the Battle of Fromelles?
France
What plan did Germany use to invade Belgium and attack France?
Schlieffen plan
Which Australian Prime Minister supported conscription during WWI?
Billy Hughes
What chemical weapon caused choking and lung damage?
Chlorine Gas
What did censorship aim to protect by limiting negative war news from abroad?
Public Morale
Where would I find 'Lone Pine'?
Gallipoli/Turkey
What promise of support did Germany give Austria-Hungary after the assassination?
Blank Cheque
What was the ALP split?
The labor party split into two groups due to disagreement over conscription
What weapon was introduced at the Battle of the Somme in 1916?
The Tank
What 1914 Australian law allowed the government to censor publications seen as harmful to the war effort?
War Precautions Act
What 1918 battle helped break Ottoman resistance in Palestine?
Megiddo
What region did Austria-Hungary annex in 1908?
Bosnia