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WW1 Flashcards

1
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Who was involved?

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32 countries

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2
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Who were the allies?

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Britain, France, Russia, Italy and United States

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3
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Who were the central powers?

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Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austrian-Hungarian empire

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4
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When was the landing?

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April 25th 1915

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5
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What does Anzac stand for?

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Australian and New Zealand army corps

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6
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What were nurse ships?

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Ships that were brightly decorated with lights to prevent being sunk

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7
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What happened 28 June 1914

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Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand

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8
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What happened 23 July 1914

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Austria-Hungary presents ten demands to Serbia

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9
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What happened 25 July 1914

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Serbia agreed to nine of ten demand

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10
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What happened 28 July 1914

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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

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11
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What happened 29 July 1914

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Russia promises support for Serbia

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12
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What happened 1 August 1914

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Germany declares war on Russia

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13
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What happened 3 August 1914

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Germany declared war on France and invades Belgium

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14
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What happened 4 August 1914

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Britain declares war on Germany

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15
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What happened 6 August 1914

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Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

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16
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What happened 23 August 1914

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Japan (Britain ally) declares war on Germany

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17
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What happened 29 October 1914

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Turkey enters war on side of Germany

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18
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What happened 23 May 1915

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Italy enters war on side of triple entente

19
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What is conscription?

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Force enlistment of men into armed forces

20
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What is it also

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The right to send men overseas

21
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Why was it needed?

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After people began to hear the horrors of war they didn’t want to enlist

22
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What happened July 1916

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23 000 Australian casualties in poiziers France

23
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Who was the pm

A

Billy Hughes

24
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What did he do?

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Tried to introduce conscription after visiting Anzac troops in France

25
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What was his observation

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32 000 more men were needed

26
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What was he a member of

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Labor party and they didn’t support his idea

27
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How did he try to introduce it

A

Holding a plebiscite on this issue

28
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What is plebiscite

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National Australian vote

29
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What were the arguments FOR

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Patriotism
Need to support men
Country might be taken over my Germany

30
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What were arguments AGAINST

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More men wouldn’t make a difference
Men were needed at home for work
War wasn’t Australia’s concern

31
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What were vote results on October 1916

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No

32
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What was the vote in December 1917

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No

33
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How long did the Great War last

A

1914-1918

34
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What is imperialism

A

Land and empire rivalries

35
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What is nationalism

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Usually springs out of a sense of belonging

36
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What are alliances

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Designed to prevent conflict

37
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What was militarism

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Nations display there power and influence by the size of their armed forces

38
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What caused the war

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Imperialism 
Nationalism
Alliance system
Arms race and militarism
Assassination of franz Ferdinand
39
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How was assassination commited

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Assassinated by young Serbian

40
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What was the goal in Gallipoli

A

Take our Ottoman Empire

Secure Gallipoli peninsula

41
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What was the plan

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Launch land attack on Gallipoli peninsula from Aegean Sea

42
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What was the campaign

A

Landed at Anzac cove

Naval attack that developed into land attack

43
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What were the results

A

They had to withdraw from Gallipoli

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