History

Question 1

What is militarism?

Answer 1

How big is the army?
How big is the navy?
Have they been in any wars
recently?
The belief that a country should have a good army force in case of a war outbreak.

Question 2

Why was militarism so impactful to the outbreak or WW1?

Answer 2

The military establishment began to have a greater influence on public policy. In the 1890s Germany began to compete with Britain for their army forces because were very good in particular the naval forces.

Question 3

What types of equipment were prioritized and made during this time?

Answer 3

• at the start machine guns could shoot 400 rounds of ammunition and by the end it doubled
• Weapons were heavy and hard to carry around but got lighter so easier to move
• Bombs= shells
  Shrapnel shells
• Submarines

Question 4

What were the two main alliances in ww1?

Answer 4

The triple entente= UK, France and Russia
Triple alliance (cp)= Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy

Question 5

Why did the structure of alliances lead to the outbreak of ww1?

Answer 5

Both the Allied and the Central Powers were very concerned by the perceived threat by the other side. As one country grew stronger, so did its alliance. This, in turn, caused concern among enemies and their perceived threat.

Question 6

What is imperialism?

Answer 6

Who are the countries rulers?
Where is the countries
empire? How many countries
are included?

Question 7

What were the two theaters of imperialism during the early 20th century (1900s)

Answer 7

Hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural imperialism)

Question 8

Why did imperialism lead to the outbreak of ww1?

Answer 8

The expansion of European nations as empires (also known as imperialism) can be seen as a key cause of World War I, because as countries like Britain and France expanded their empires, it resulted in increased tensions among European countries.

Question 9

What is nationalism?

Answer 9

Population in 1914
Is the population all one
group or are there subgroups
of religion or ethnicity

Question 10

How did nationalism affect the politics/viewpoints of countries during the early 20th century?

Answer 10

Nationalism was a significant factor in the outbreak of WWI, as many nations believed that they were entitled to self-rule and sought to expand their power and influence. This led to competition and tensions between nations.

Question 11

What is the name and nationality of the assassin of Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 11

Bosnian Serb in Sarajevo. Two shots killing Franz and his wife Sophie.

Question 12

What was the response of the German guarantee by Russia?

Answer 12

Germany gave Austria a guarantee of military support and on, 23rd of July, Austria presented Serbia with an ultimatum.

Question 13

What did Austria- Hungary do with this guarantee?

Answer 13

• Austria presented
  Serbia with an ultimatum.
  -Austria knew that Serbia could never accept all the terms of the ultimatum,

Question 14

How did this lead to the outbreak of ww1?

Answer 14

• The commuinication outbreak
• July Crisis
  Austria proceeded to declare war on 28th of July.
  -Germany declared war on Russia on 1 August. After France declared it would stand by its
  Russian ally, on 3 August Germany declared war on France.

Question 15

What is trench warfare?

Answer 15

A type of combat in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground.

Question 16

What different weapons and technology were used in trench warfare?

Answer 16

Trench Weapons.
Grenades.
Underground Mining.
Artillery and Mortars.
Machine-Guns.
Poison Gas.
Rifles.
Tanks and Armoured Vehicles.

Question 17

Was trench warfare an effective method of combat

Answer 17

They were far stronger and more effective than chains of forts.

Question 18

How did trench warfare impact the war?

Answer 18

Allowing soldiers some protection from enemy fire but also hindering troops from readily advancing and thus prolonging the war.

Question 19

What was the Gallipoli campaign

Answer 19

The Gallipoli campaign was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war.

Question 20

Who was involved in the Gallipoli campaign?

Answer 20

New Zealand troops, alongside those from Australia, Great Britain and Ireland, France, India and Newfoundland

Question 21

Where is Gallipoli (country and land mass feature)

Answer 21

Ottoman Turkey
Rocky ground with little vegetation and hilly land with steep ravines.

Question 22

What was the outcome of this campaign?

Answer 22

The Gallipoli campaign was unsuccessful for the Allies.

Question 23

How was the ANZAC legend formed from this campaign?

Answer 23

The ANZAC legend was about how brave the nurses and the soldiers and what they did for our country. From fighting in Gallipoli they are known as heroic, brave

Question 24

What was the initial response to war by the Australian public?

Answer 24

The were enthusiastic at the start

Question 25

What were the attitudes of the Australian public towards ‘Enlistment’?

Answer 25

The Australian public was against enlistment and voted against it.

Question 26

What is enlistment?

Answer 26

required all men between the ages of 21 to 45 to register for military service.

Question 27

What is conscription?

Answer 27

A law that says if you are able to fight, you have to fight.

Question 28

Why did the attitudes of the Australian public change as the war extended?

Answer 28

They realized how dangerous and how many men were dying. It was also going on for a lot longer.

Question 29

Why did the young Australian men enlist during WW1?

Answer 29

Social pressures from peers, family and sports teams. Money was also a big factor.