6.6 THE IMPACT OF WW1 ON AUSTRALIA (6B)

Question 1

What was Australia’ population in 1914

Answer 1

less than 5 million

Question 2

How many men did Australia lose at war

Answer 2

60 000

Question 3

What is the home front

Answer 3

the citizens who remain at home during a war, usually women children and the elderly

Question 4

How many Australians enlisted and served overseas

Answer 4

331 781

Question 5

How many Australians were wounded

Answer 5

155 000

Question 6

How many Australian prisoners of war altogether

Answer 6

4 000

Question 7

What percentage of their troops did Britain lose

Answer 7

50.71%

Question 8

What is conscription

Answer 8

the compulsory enlistement of people to serve in the armed forces

Question 9

What is the referendum

Answer 9

a national vote of the people on actions proposed by the government

Question 10

Why did Labour Mrime Minister Billy Hughes announce a referendum to allow the government to force men to join

Answer 10

after Gallipoli the numbers of soldiers going to war decreased

Question 11

When was the first conscription referendum and what was its result

Answer 11

the first referndum was in October 1916 and the majority of people voted ‘no’

Question 12

When was the second referendum forced by Britain and what was the result

Answer 12

the second referendum was in December 1917 and the result was also ‘no’

Question 13

Who was in favour of conscription

Answer 13

• Protestant church
• Labour government
• Upper class

Question 14

Why was the Australian population against conscription

Answer 14

they believed that they had done enough to support Britain and the war was ‘half a world away’

Question 15

Who was against conscription

Answer 15

• Catholic church
• Working class

Question 16

What is a trade union

Answer 16

an organised group of workers formed to protect their rights and ensure that their interests are taken into account by company owners and governments

Question 16

Which new laws were introduced by the Labour government to extend the Commonwealth power

Answer 16

• Trading with the Enemy Act
• War Precautions Act

Question 17

What did the Trading with the Enemy and War Precautions Act do

Answer 17

• collected information of citizens
• increased censorship
• intercepted letters and telegraphs to find anti-Australian correspondence
• enemy aliens were put in jail
• banned trade unions

Question 18

What is censorship

Answer 18

limiting acces to information, books or ideas that are considered sensitive or damaging

Question 19

What is an enemy alien

Answer 19

an immigrant from an enemy nation who had settled in Australia before the conflict broke out

Question 20

What did WW1 cause

Answer 20

• inflation
• increase in poverty
• smelting companies

Question 21

Impact of WW1 on women

Answer 21

13% more women in the worforce

Question 22

What happened to enemy aliens in Australia

Answer 22

they were detained to internment camps in remote places around Australia

Question 23

What did wartime propaganda do

Answer 23

it encouraged people to support the war effort by enlisting to serve or by working on the home front

Question 24

Purpose of wartime propaganda

Answer 24

to generate negative feelings towards the enemy

Question 25

When was the Armistice signed

Answer 25

11th November 1918