World War 1 Revision

Question 1

When was World War 1?

Answer 1

From 1914 - 1918

Question 2

What were the reasons for WW1?

Answer 2

Aggressive Nationalism, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand (the Austrian throne) and constant hostility between empires.

Question 3

What is Nationalism?

Answer 3

An ideology where the people have a love for and prioritise their country.

Question 4

What is trenchfoot and how was it caused?

Answer 4

Trenchfoot (gangrene infection) was the decomposing of feet this happened when trenches flooded.

Question 5

What does Entente mean?

Answer 5

A friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.

Question 6

When did ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli?

Answer 6

25th April 1915.

Question 7

What was the August offensive?

Answer 7

A final push from the ANZACs to win the Gallipoli peninsula.

Question 8

What was the most successful part of Gallipoli? Was the attack a success?

Answer 8

The most successful aspect of the Gallipoli campaign was the way the ANZACs evacuated with minimal casualties. The attack was a failure.

Question 9

What was the ANZAC spirit/legend?

Answer 9

The ANZAC troops displayed courage, endurance, initiative, discipline and mateship. The legend embodies what ANZAC troops had to go through and the characteristics of Australians.

Question 10

Compare Ally trenches with German trenchces.

Answer 10

German trenches were neat, tidy, organized and well-fortified. They had toilets, sleeping quarters and dug-outs. High-ground.
Ally trenches were dirty and uncomfortable. They were flooded easily and had many diseases and were on the low ground.

Question 11

List the weapons of WW1. Describe if possible.

Answer 11

Poison gas, artillery, barbed wire, machine guns, flame throwers, rifles, grenades, tanks.

Question 12

What is shell shock?

Answer 12

Traumatising. Caused affects such as unsteady walking, loss of bodily functions and control, random spasms and amnesia.

Question 13

What did Australian women do during World War 1?

Answer 13

The women had to step into male roles and supported how they could.
- Volunteer work - the main source of work.
- Females in the workforce (Australia didn’t have forced conscription so the number of women in the workforce was not as great as other countries).

Question 14

Why couldn’t Aboriginal people go to War?

Answer 14

Aboriginal people were under a ‘protection act’ which basically meant they were under government control. Only people with European descent could go to war - they had to prove they had one or more European parent.

Question 15

Why did soldiers want to go to war?

Answer 15

To serve their country, sought adventure overseas, higher pay, wanted to prove their worth.

Question 16

What happened to Aboriginal people during and after WW1?

Answer 16

During war, they were accepted by other soldiers and went through the same conditions. They mapped territory and were valued.
When they returned they were stripped from uniform and any recognition. they were not seen as citizens and went back to how it was.

Question 17

When were Aboriginal people recognised?

Answer 17

1930 - were more recognised and involved in the Second World War.

Question 18

What does ‘half-caste’ mean?

Answer 18

That an indigenous person has at least one parent who is European.

Question 19

When were aboriginals allowed to go to war?

Answer 19

If they were of European descent or had in some way been under European influence.