Revision Questions Flashcards
World War 1 started in 19…
1914
World War 1 finished in 19…
1918
The longest ditches dug to provide shelter for soldiers were called…
A trench
More than… thousand New Zealanders died in WW1
18,000
The famous Gallipoli campaign started on… in 19…
Started on the 25 April in 1915
What is conscription?
Compulsory to serve in war
A consecutive objector is someone who…
Refuses to participate in the war due to morals or religious beliefs
The area in Europe with most of WW1 was fought was called the…
Western front
Two animals that had important roles in WW1 were…
Horses, dogs and pigeons
One famous battle fought near the Western front was the battle of…
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of the Somme
Which front was the deadliest for New Zealand soldiers…
The west
Ways in which conscientious objectors were punished…
-Imprisonment for up to 2 years
-Torture and abuse
Māori first made a name for themselves as skilled soldiers when fighting the Turks at…
Gallipoi
What were the different perspectives about Māori serving as soldiers in WW1
-That it wasn’t fair to fight for a country that was there’s
“We have a king, but we don’t have a country”
-If they fought together Māori would be seen as equal
Two ways people back home could help support the troops over…
Buying war bonds, or food parcels
