World War 1

Question 1

What country killed Franz Ferdinand

Answer 1

Serbia

Question 2

What did Austria do to Serbia, after the assassination?

Answer 2

Issue an ultimatum

Question 3

Why did Austro-Hungary declare war on Serbia?

Answer 3

Serbia didn’t agree to the ultimatum

Question 4

What were the two main alliances?

Answer 4

The Triple Alliance(Germany, Italy and Austro-Hungary) and the Triple Entente(Russia, Britain and France)

Question 5

Why was WW1 such a big war?

Answer 5

Because the alliance system dragged lots of people in

Question 6

What was the Shlieffen Plan?

Answer 6

A plan to out flank the French army

Question 7

Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

Answer 7

They attacked France

Question 8

What is shell shock?

Answer 8

The inability to reason, walk, talk or sleep brought on by fear and the intensity of war

Question 9

What is another term for shell shock?

Answer 9

Bashed door

Question 10

Why did Germany go to war?

Answer 10

Defending allies

Question 11

Why did Austria-Hungary go to war?

Answer 11

Serbia didn’t meet the ultimatum

Question 12

Why did Serbia go to war?

Answer 12

Austria-Hungary declared war on them

Question 13

Why did Russia go to war?

Answer 13

Allies with Sebia

Question 14

Why did Britain go to war?

Answer 14

Defending Belgium?

Question 15

Why did France go to war?

Answer 15

It was attacked by Germany

Question 16

Why did Belgium go to war?

Answer 16

It was invaded by Germany

Question 17

When and why did Australia join the war effort?

Answer 17

Australia was allied with the British Empire, and so they agreed to go to war. It was on the 4th of August 1914

Question 18

Which European countries remained neutral?

Answer 18

Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands

Question 19

When and why did America join the war effort?

Answer 19

Germany sunk one of America’s ships, so on April 5th, 1917 America declared war on Germany

Question 20

What did the Gallipoli accomplish?

Answer 20

Nothing

Question 21

Billy Hughes, the PM issued a referendum, what about?

Answer 21

Conscription

Question 22

What ages were accepted to go to war?

Answer 22

18-60

Question 23

What is conscription?

Answer 23

Compulsory enlistment in WW1

Question 24

How many times did Australia say no to conscription?

Answer 24

Twice

Question 25

What happened to the actual country of Australi

Answer 25

It was untouched

Question 26

What happened to enlistment around 1915?

Answer 26

Enlistment number declined

Question 27

Why did Australia say no to conscription?

Answer 27

They thought war wouldn't actually touch Australia, and they thought they had already put in more than their fair share of men

Question 28

Who was more likely to vote yes for conscription?

Answer 28

Upperclassmen of British and Protestant backgrounds

Question 29

Who was more likely to vote no to conscription

Answer 29

Working class men of Catholic or Irish backgrounds

Question 30

What did the 'trading with the enemy act' and the 'War Precautions act' allow the government to do?

Answer 30

Collect income tax, increase censorship, set prices for certain goods, control movements of enemy aliens, ban trades with enemy countries

Question 31

Why did they increase tax?

Answer 31

To get money for army supplies

Question 32

How much did the cost of living increase by in Australia in WW1

Answer 32

More than 50%

Question 33

Why did Australia develop more manufacturing industries during WW1?

Answer 33

Naval blockades, the use of cargo ships for war and the laws about not trading with the enemy meant more goods had to be made in Australia

Question 34

What did women do during the war?

Answer 34

They took up more jobs out of their homes, in offices and banks. Women working away from home rose by 13%

Question 35

What did wartime propaganda do?

Answer 35

Encourage people to join the war effort, and to get people angry at the enemy

Question 36

What are enemy aliens?

Answer 36

Australians with German names or from German communities within Autralia

Question 37

What did Australia do to 'deal' with enemy aliens?

Answer 37

They set up internment camps(little better than gaols)

Question 38

How many enemy aliens were put in internment camps?

Answer 38

About 4500

Question 39

Were indigenous people allowed to enlist?

Answer 39

Not originally, but after a while half-castes were allowed to

Question 40

How many indigenous Australians went to WW1?

Answer 40

About 400

Question 41

What was the downside of being an indigenous Australian coming back from WW1?

Answer 41

They weren't the help to cope that was offered to other returning soliders

Question 42

When did the war end?

Answer 42

At 11am on the 11th of November 1918

Question 43

How did the war end?

Answer 43

With the signing of the armistice

Question 44

Who was killed, that was the catalyst for WW1

Answer 44

(Austrian) Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 45

What did the Treaty of Versailles mean for Germany?

Answer 45

They lost all territory gained during the war, and that they would pay reparations

Question 46

What did the Treaty of Versailles do for Australia?

Answer 46

It gave them a mandate over New Guinea

Question 47

What was the Gallipoli campaign an attempt to do?

Answer 47

Break the stalemate on the Western Front by taking Turkey out of the war

Question 48

What was the landing at ANZAC cove like.

Answer 48

Bad, they were on a narrow beach facing cliffs

Question 49

How long did the fight at Gallipoli go for?

Answer 49

8 months

Question 50

What was the successful part of the Gallipoli campaign?

Answer 50

The withdrawal in the December of 1915

Question 51

What was the Battle of Tannenberg?

Answer 51

It was a battle from 26-30 August 1914, it was Germany vs Russia, near Allenstein, in Germany. Germany won, and it destroyed Russia's Second Army

Question 52

What was the Battle of Arras

Answer 52

A battle near the French city, Arras, German Empire vs British Empire, it was 9 April-16 May 1917, and the British won

Question 53

What was the Battle of Marnes?

Answer 53

A battle from 5-12 September 1914, it was France and the United Kingdom vs the German Empire, it was an Allied victory, on the Marne river near Paris

Question 54

What was the battle of Passchendaele?

Answer 54

From 31July-10 November(3 months and 6 days) 1917, the British Empire, Belgium and France vs German Empire, at Passchendaele, Belgium, and neither side won

Question 55

What was the Battle of Somme?

Answer 55

1July-18 November, 1916, British Empire and France vs German Empire, on the Somme River, France, neither side won

Question 56

What was the Battle of Verdun?

Answer 56

21 February-20 December, 1916(9 months, 3 weeks, 6 days), France vs Germany, it was at Verdun-sur-meuse, France, and the French won

Question 57

What was the Battle of Ypres?

Answer 57

19 October-22 November, 1914, France, Belgium and the UK vs the German Empire, it was at Ypres, Belgium and neither side won

Question 58

What was the Spring Offensive

Answer 58

21 March-18 July 1918, German Empire vs France, British Empire, US, Italy and Portugal, at West Flanders, and Germany won

Question 59

What was the 100 days offensive?

Answer 59

8 August-11 November 1918, France, British Empire, US, Belgium, Portugal vs German Empire, on the Western Front, victory to the allies, and it was the end of the war