Question | Answer |
In what years did WW1 start and end? | It was from 1914-1918 |
What started WW1? | The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinard |
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinard shot by? | Gavrillo Princip |
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinard? | The heir to the throne of the Austro- Hungarian Empire |
when did Archduke Franz Ferdinard die? | June 28th, 1914 |
How long after Archduke Franz Ferdinard assassination was WW1 declared? | 1 month after, Austria declared war on Serbia |
Who were the central powers? | Germany, Austro-Hungarian empire, Bulgaria and the Turkish Ottoman empire. |
what were the 2 main groups fighting against each other called? | allies and the central powers. |
What was WW1 also called? | The great war. |
Who were the allies? | British,France and Russia. |
what does AIF stand for? | Australian imperial force |
When did the first soldiers land on the beaches of Gallipoli? | Morning of 25th April 1915 |
How many soldiers died on the 25th of April? | around 2,300 |
About how many men in each battalion were killed by the start of may? | Half the men in each battalion had been wounded or killed. |
what happened on the night of 18-19 may? | Anzacs withstood a massive counterattack as 42,000 turks were ordered to drive them from their positions and back into sea. |
what was the truce the Anzacs and turks arrange? | that both sides could bury their dead before the battle resumed. |
How many soldiers died on the 25th of April? | around 2,300 |
what does no mans land mean? | unoccupied ground between the front lines of opposing armies. |
what happened on the night of 18-19 may? | Anzacs withstood a massive counterattack as 42,000 turks were ordered to drive them from their positions and back into sea. |
Did the turks succeed? | n o they lost 10,000 men, half of them lay dead or wounded in no man land. |
what happened when the heat of summer came? | swarms of flies came in bringing in heaps of diseases such as tyhpoid and dysentery. |
What is the lone pine? | it was one of the most savage battles of gallipoli |
How many australians were killed or wounded during the lone pine? | 2300 in four days |
how many men did the turks loose? | about 6000 |
who fought in the lone pine battle? | Australians charged at the turks. |
What happened after 7 months of fighting? | the British command finally accepted the victory would not be possible. |
How were trenches usually designed? | in a zigzag pattern |
what were trench toilets called? | latrines |
what did the field workers do? | cook and supply the food for the troops |
how many did the British army employ to be field workers? | 300,000 |
what was the standard bulk diet for troops? | bully beef (canned corned beef), bread and biscuits. |
what were one of the most deadliest weapons? | machine guns |
what is no mans land? | The space between the 2 opposing trenches. |
what is mustard gas? | almost an odourless gas and took 12 hours to take effect, and once in the soil it would stay active for several weeks. |
how did troops protect themselves from dangerous gases? | not all troops had face masks so they used urine drenched cloth to keep them from breathing in gases. |
what is conscription? | having no choice on going to war. |
pro conscription argument . | it was Australia's duty to support Britain. |
pro conscription argument . | voluntary recruitment had failed |
pro conscription argument . | other allied countries such as great Britain, |
anti-conscription arguments | no person had the right to send another to be killed or wounded. |
anti-conscription arguments | conscription would harm and divide Australia. |
anti-conscription arguments | to many australians had already been killed or wounded. |