World War One

Question 1

What date was the heir to the Autro-Hungarian throne assassinated?

Answer 1

28th June 1914

Question 2

What were some of the triggers of rising tensions coming up to World War One?

Answer 2

• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

Question 3

Explain Alliances and its affect on World War One

Answer 3

Many European countries had made alliances with other countries, so if two countries were to go into tear their allies would follow and so on, eventually creating one huge war.

Question 4

Explain Militarism and its affect on World War One

Answer 4

New weapons and arms. Tanks, machine guns and poisonous gases were being used for the first time. Germany had the greatest increase in military buildup. Great Britain and Germany both greatly increased their navies.

Question 5

Explain the affects of Imperialism in World War One

Answer 5

Before World War One, Africa and parts of Asia were points of disagreement between European countries because these European countries wanted to create territories there. The increasing competition in confrontation helped push the world into World War One.

Question 6

What was the immediate trigger of World Wad One?

Answer 6

The heir of the throne for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip.

Question 7

How did Nationalism affect the War?

Answer 7

Slavic peoples in Bosnia Herzegovina no longer wanted to be a part of Austro-Hungary, but to be a part of Serbia. Then a Serbian nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the heir to the throne but failed, but later that day a Serbian nationalist assassinated him and his wife. This way, nationalism directly led to the War.

Question 8

When was World War One?

Answer 8

July 28th 1914 - November 11th 1918

Question 9

Who was in the a triple Alliance?

Answer 9

Italy, Germany and Austro-Hungary (Remember by IGA)

Question 10

Who was in the triple Entente?

Answer 10

Britain, France and Russia

Question 11

Why did Russia enter the war?

Answer 11

Because it was in alliance with Serbia

Question 12

Why did Germany enter World War One?

Answer 12

Because it was allied with Austria

Question 13

Why did France enter World War One?

Answer 13

Because they had a mutual protection alliance with Russia

Question 14

Why did Britain enter World War One?

Answer 14

Because Germany went to assault France and to get there they had to go through Belgium, which was in alliance with Great Britain

Question 15

Why did Turkey enter World War One?

Answer 15

Because Turkey was in alliance with Germany and wanted to gain land in the Middle East

Question 16

Why did Italy enter World War One?

Answer 16

In the years that led up to World War One, Italy and sided with Germany and Austro Hungarian in the Triple Alliance. They should have entered the war earlier but waited to see how it progressed. In 1915, Italy entered but siding with The Triple Entente; Britain, France and Russia

Question 17

Why did USA enter World War One?

Answer 17

Because they entered the war against Germany because the Germans had resumed submarine warfare, including attacks on neutral vessels.

Question 18

Why did Australia become involved in World War One?

Answer 18

Because their mother country, Britain, was entering an declaring war on Germany.

Question 19

Who were the central powers?

Answer 19

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria

Question 20

Why did Australians train in Egypt?

Answer 20

Because the training camps in Britain were full and so they found themselves in Egypt, also they didn’t like the discipline of the British, they just wanted to fight.

Question 21

Why did the ANZACs go to Gallipoli?

Answer 21

Because Churchill thought that an attack on Turkey would shorten the was. He thought this because:

• Turkey could be defeated and Austro-Hungarian would be threatened by Greece
• Supplies could be shipped through the Dardanelles to Russian troops who were fighting Germany
• Greece, Bulgaria and Romania would be persuaded to join the allies.

Question 22

When did the ANZACs land in Gallipoli?

Answer 22

25th of April 1915

Question 23

How many ANZACs died on the first day in Gallipoli?

Answer 23

2,300

Question 24

How many died in Gallipoli?

Answer 24

7600 Australians and 2400 New Zealand

Question 25

How long after arriving, did the ANZACs evacuate Gallipoli?

Answer 25

7 months after

Question 26

How did the ANZACs evacuate?

Answer 26

They evacuated secretly at night. Precautions were taken to make sure no Turks knew anything out of the ordinary was going on. Cricket matches were played on the beach, empty crates were brought ashore each day. Tugged guns went off the have them think they were still there. When the Turks charged down the hills, they found that their enemy had vanished.