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1
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What country killed Franz Ferdinand

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Serbia

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2
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What did Austria do to Serbia, after the assassination?

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Issue an ultimatum

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Why did Austro-Hungary declare war on Serbia?

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Serbia didn’t agree to the ultimatum

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What were the two main alliances?

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

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5
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Why was WW1 such a big war?

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Because the alliance system dragged lots of people in

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6
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What was the Shlieffen Plan?

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A plan to out flank the French army

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7
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Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

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They attacked France

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8
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What is shell shock?

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

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9
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What is another term for shell shock?

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Bashed door

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10
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Why did Germany go to war?

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Defending allies

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Why did Austria-Hungary go to war?

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Serbia didn’t meet the ultimatum

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12
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Why did Serbia go to war?

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Austria-Hungary declared war on them

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13
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Why did Russia go to war?

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Allies with Sebia

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14
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Why did Britain go to war?

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Defending Belgium?

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15
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Why did France go to war?

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It was attacked by Germany

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16
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Why did Belgium go to war?

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It was invaded by Germany

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17
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When and why did Australia join the war effort?

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

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18
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Which European countries remained neutral?

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

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19
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When and why did America join the war effort?

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

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20
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What did the Gallipoli accomplish?

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Nothing

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21
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Billy Hughes, the PM issued a referendum, what about?

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Conscription

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22
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What ages were accepted to go to war?

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18-60

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23
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What is conscription?

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Compulsory enlistment in WW1

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24
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How many times did Australia say no to conscription?

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Twice

25
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What happened to the actual country of Australi

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It was untouched

26
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What happened to enlistment around 1915?

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Enlistment number declined

27
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Why did Australia say no to conscription?

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

28
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Who was more likely to vote yes for conscription?

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Upperclassmen of British and Protestant backgrounds

29
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Who was more likely to vote no to conscription

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Working class men of Catholic or Irish backgrounds

30
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What did the ‘trading with the enemy act’ and the ‘War Precautions act’ allow the government to do?

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

31
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Why did they increase tax?

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To get money for army supplies

32
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How much did the cost of living increase by in Australia in WW1

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More than 50%

33
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Why did Australia develop more manufacturing industries during WW1?

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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

34
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What did women do during the war?

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

35
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What did wartime propaganda do?

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

36
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What are enemy aliens?

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Australians with German names or from German communities within Autralia

37
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What did Australia do to ‘deal’ with enemy aliens?

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They set up internment camps(little better than gaols)

38
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How many enemy aliens were put in internment camps?

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About 4500

39
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Were indigenous people allowed to enlist?

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

40
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How many indigenous Australians went to WW1?

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About 400

41
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What was the downside of being an indigenous Australian coming back from WW1?

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

42
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When did the war end?

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At 11am on the 11th of November 1918

43
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How did the war end?

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With the signing of the armistice

44
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Who was killed, that was the catalyst for WW1

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(Austrian) Archduke Franz Ferdinand

45
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What did the Treaty of Versailles mean for Germany?

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

46
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What did the Treaty of Versailles do for Australia?

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It gave them a mandate over New Guinea

47
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What was the Gallipoli campaign an attempt to do?

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

48
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What was the landing at ANZAC cove like.

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Bad, they were on a narrow beach facing cliffs

49
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How long did the fight at Gallipoli go for?

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8 months

50
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What was the successful part of the Gallipoli campaign?

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The withdrawal in the December of 1915

51
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What was the Battle of Tannenberg?

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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

52
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What was the Battle of Arras

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

53
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What was the Battle of Marnes?

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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

54
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What was the battle of Passchendaele?

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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

55
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What was the Battle of Somme?

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

56
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What was the Battle of Verdun?

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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

57
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What was the Battle of Ypres?

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

58
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What was the Spring Offensive

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

59
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What was the 100 days offensive?

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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

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