History

Question 1

Identify the MAIN causes of World War I.

Answer 1

M- militarism
A – Alliances
I – Imperialism
N – Nationalism
S – Spark

Question 2

Why did Australians enlist to fight in World War I?

Answer 2

Australian soldiers enlisted in WW1 because they were following Britain and wanted to prove themselves as a country and a nation.

Question 3

Where was World War I fought and where did Australians participate?

Answer 3

WW1 was fought in Gallipoli, The western front and the middle east.

Question 4

Explain the significance of the Australian participation in World War I.

Answer 4

The significance of the Australian participation in ww1 showed that Australia was loyal to Britain and that it was a strong and determined country willing to serve. It showed Britain that it was a significant ally.

Question 5

What were the experiences of Australian soldiers in World War I? (focus on Gallipoli)

Answer 5

They left Australia because they thought it would be a fun experience, but they landed at the wrong beach and a lot of men were killed, because they did not have the higher ground. This means that the Turks killed a lot of people and that the Australians were constantly under attack. It also became a stale mate, which means that no one was gaining any ground.

Question 6

What was the nature of fighting on the Western Front?

Answer 6

Trench warfare, which meant that not many people moved forward, but they got rest breaks. It was also more intense because there was a lot of fighting and lots of enemy attacking

Question 7

How did the scope and nature of fighting in World War I change over time?

Answer 7

It transformed into a more modern war, as the armies started to use more machinery such as airplanes and tanks but at the start they did not use that much modern weaponry.

Question 8

What is conscription?

Answer 8

Conscription is when men are forced to sign up and do not have a choice

Question 9

What were the arguments for and against conscription in Australia during World War I?

Answer 9

Some of the arguments for conscription were that we needed more men to help Britain win the war, and that it would show australia’s loyalty. Some arguments against it were that men were needed back home and that not all men needed to go.

Question 10

Describe the experiences of enemy aliens in Australia during WWI.

Answer 10

They were put into camps because their loyalty was not trusted as they came from German/Austrian heritage, even if they were Australian citizens or had Australian wifes or children. A lot of them were then deported after the war, because of fear of loyalty, even though a lot of them fought for Australia.

Question 11

What was the impact of World War One on Australians

Answer 11

For many Australian soldiers, PTSD lingered after the war, and for many it was hard for them to go back to being civilians. For the women they had men’s jobs and worked with men. For the German people a lot were deported and sent into camps for the war.

Question 12

What was the role of The Treaty of Versailles in the outbreak of WWII?

Answer 12

The role of the Treaty of Versailles was to end WW1 and Germany was forced to sign it.

Question 13

Explain why WW2 had two arenas: Europe and the Pacific.

Answer 13

WW2 had two arenas because they fought in Europe against Germany, but they also fought in the pacific against the Japanese.

Question 14

Why did Australia go to war in World War 2?

Answer 14

Australia went to war in WW2 because they were part of Britain and so when Britain joined, Australia needed as well.

Question 15

Where did Australian’s fight during World War II?

Answer 15

Australians fought in pauper new guinea during WW2, on the Kokoda track

Question 16

Why was the Fall of Singapore a turning point in the war for Australia?

Answer 16

The fall of Britain lead Australia to question their alliance with Britain, because Britain never showed up to help Singapore and they did not want this to happen to them.

Question 17

Describe the significance of Kokoda and the New Guinea campaign. Outline the significant events and experiences of Australians who fought during World War II.

Answer 17

The significance of Kokoda and the New Guinea campaign shows one of the most significant battles for Australia in WW2. The Australians were not prepared for jungle battle, and there were many who were not trained in battle or had not received proper training. Some of the experiences of Australians during the Kokoda trail were seeing their Friends killed, going into battle not knowing if they would survive. One experience an Australian had was finding lots of women burned, mutilated and murdered by the Japanese soldiers.

Question 18

Explain the purpose of the Geneva conventions : what treatment do Prisoners of War deserve when held by enemy nations?

Answer 18

The purpose of the Geneva Conventions was so that the prisoners were not mistreated and that they were kept safe while they were in the camps. The prisoners should have received good treatment and should have had adequate food, not been tortured or beaten, and the people in charge of them should have been nice and polite to them.

Question 19

How was the scope and nature of fighting in World War II different to World War I?

Answer 19

The scope and nature of fighting in ww1 was different to ww2 for a number of reasons. Firstly, the guns and ammunition was different, as it was much more advanced and had been designed to work better and quiker. Secondly, after ww1, people had time to think about strategies and ideas for how to capture places if there was another WW, and some of these ideas worked.

Question 20

Describe the events that lead to the end of the Pacific War: the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Answer 20

The events that lead to the end of the pacific war was the Potsdam conference. The Americans told the Japanese that if they did not surrender that they would be effectively destroyed. The Japanese ignored them though and did not surrender. This meant that the Americans dropped the atomic bombs.

Question 21

Do you think that the use of the atomic bomb was necessary to win the war?.

Answer 21

I do think that the Atomic bomb was needed to win the war, but I do think that the Americans could have told the Japanese or the civilians so that they had time to leave Hiroshima and Nagasaki as many innocent lives were lost on those two days.