WW1 Flashcards
When did WW1 start?
1-4 August 1914
When did ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli?
25 April 1915
When were troops evacuated from Gallipoli?
December 1915
When was the Battle of the Somme?
July - November 1916
What was the Battle of the Somme?
A major British offence, where they tried to break the stalemate on the Western Front
When did Australia hold its first conscription referendum?
October 1916
When did USA enter the war?
April 1917
When was the Australian Light Horse charge at Beersheba?
October 1917
When did Australian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonnes?
April 1918
When did the allied offensive (triple alliance) on the Western Front result in ceasefire?
11 November 1918
When was the treaty of Versailles signed?
June 1919
Where did Australian troops fight on the Western Front?
- Battle of the Somme (Northern France)
- Battle of Ypres (Belgium)
- Battle of Fromelles
- Battle of Hamel
- Battle of Amiens
What infested the trenches during summer?
Rats, lice & flies
What did soldiers get from wet conditions?
Trench Foot
What did soldiers catch?
Disease and illness
What was there a lack of in the trenches?
Food, water & clothing
What were the trenches like?
Contained dead bodies and smelt horrible
Nationalism?
Sense of pride and live for ones nation
Imperialism?
The process of acquiring and administering colonies for financial and strategic reasons (Australia by Britain)
Colonialism?
Policy or practice acquiring full or partial control over another country
Reparations?
pay back / revenge (aggression)
Armistice?
the ceasefire on 11th November 1918 - Remembrance Day is also known as Armistice Day
Stalemate?
Position counting as a draw
Propaganda?
Encouraging men to join war
