WW1 Revision

Question 1

What Year Did WW1 Start

Answer 1

July 28, 1914

Question 2

What year did WWI end

Answer 2

11 November 1918

Question 3

Which country’s fought in WW1

Answer 3

Serbia, Russia, France, Britain, Italy, United States,Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

Question 4

Which countries formed the Triple Alliance? Why did they do this?

Answer 4

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed the triple alliance to seek support against their perceived European enemies

Question 5

When was the Triple Alliance formed

Answer 5

20 May 1882

Question 6

Which countries formed the Triple Entente? Why did they do this?

Answer 6

Great Britain, France, and Russia to counteract the growing power of Germany and Austria-Hungary, protect the colonial empires, establish naval superiority, and grow spheres of influence of the members

Question 7

When was the Triple Entente formed

Answer 7

1907

Question 8

What is nationalism? Which countries was nationalism especially strong in?

Answer 8

identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. France, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia

Question 9

What is imperialism

Answer 9

a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.

Question 10

Why did Germany want to defeat France at the start of WWI?

Answer 10

the Germans saw it as an aggressive act of war directed against itself and Austria-Hungary

Question 11

Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914 in Sarajevo?

Answer 11

because of his perceived threat to Serbian independence

Question 12

How did the assassination of Ferdinand contribute to the rise of WWI?

Answer 12

precipitated the July Crisis which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and the start of World War I.

Question 13

What is conscription? Did Australia impose conscription?

Answer 13

compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces, conscription was not introduced in Australia

Question 14

What’s the name for heavy military weapons used on land during a war?

Answer 14

Artillery

Question 15

What does it mean to ‘enlist’ in a war

Answer 15

If someone enlists or is enlisted, they join the army, navy, marines, or air force

Question 16

When did the USA enter World War I and why

Answer 16

December 7, 1917, Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships

Question 17

Why did Australia (as a country) choose to participate in WWI?

Answer 17

After German troops entered Belgium on 4 August, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Australia, a dominion of the British Empire, willingly joined the war to aid the mother country

Question 18

What are some reasons why Australians chose to enlist in WWI?

Answer 18

needed regular pay.
sought combat or adventure.
wanted to escape from normal life.
wanted to do their duty for the British Empire.

Question 19

Where did Australians fight in World War I?

Answer 19

the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), mostly on the Gallipoli peninsula, the Western Front and in the Middle East

Question 20

Whose idea was it to strategically attack Gallipoli

Answer 20

Churchill

Question 21

Why did the Allied forces land on the Gallipoli peninsula?

Answer 21

to wrest control of the Dardanelles and re-establish sea communications with Russia through the Black Sea and end the Ottoman Empire’s role in the war.

Question 22

Why did Winston Churchill think that an attack on Turkey is a good idea?

Answer 22

knocking the Ottomans out of the war would undermine Germany.

Question 23

What contributed to many Anzacs deaths on Gallipoli

Answer 23

from the extremely terrible terrain and unsanitary conditions.

Question 24

What was life like for Anzac soldiers on Gallipoli?

Answer 24

“Hanging on”, living amid filth, sickness, disease, and death, while under constant threat of enemy fire, was an ordeal. Having left home seeking adventure and possible glory, troops on Gallipoli found themselves dirty, thirsty, constantly digging and tunnelling, and living in cramped dug-outs

Question 25

What were some tactics the soldiers used to survive on Gallipoli?

Answer 25

a manoeuvrist strategic approach

Question 26

What challenges were faced by Anzacs on Gallipoli?

Answer 26

dirty, thirsty, constantly digging and tunnelling, and living in cramped dug-outs

Question 27

In summary, what was the Gallipoli campaign?

Answer 27

The Gallipoli campaign was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war.