WW1 Revision Flashcards
When did Britain and Germany declare war on each other?
4th August 1914
When did Australia go into action at Gallipoli?
25 April 1915
When were the last Australians evacuated from Gallipoli?
19 December 1915
When did Australia fight on western front and in africa
1916-1918
When was the first conscription referendum lost?
28 October 1916
When was the second conscription referendum lost?
20 December 1917
When did the war end with the Armistice?
11 November 1918
Dates for the Gallipoli campaign:
25 April 1915 - 19 December 1915
Dates for the battles of Fromelles and Pozieres on the Western Front:
1916
Bullecourt date
1917
3rd Battle Ypres/Passchendale
1917
Villiers-Bretonneau
1918
Define war of attrition
Country with the last man standing wins. Lead to a lot of stalemate and was used as a main tactic in WW1
Define stalemate
No advances are made or lost either way. Trenches on Western Front.
Define Conscription
Being forced to enlist into the armed forces. Tried to be made legal was voted no in two referendums.
Define no man’s land
Mere metres separating the two army trenches
Define Blockade
sealing off a place to stop people getting in/or out
Define Referendum
a general question or idea that an entire nation votes. Australia had two concerning conscription.
Define Ultimatum
a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or breakdown in relations
Define mobilisation
to assemble or marshal armed forces into readiness for active service
Assassination
the organised murder of someone of importance. Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
Who was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
Future monarch for Austrio- Hungarian throne
Gavrillo Princip
Assassinated Ferdy. Serbian Nationalist part of the Black hand
Winston Churchil
In parliament at time of world war 1 and was responsible for the whole Gallipoli Campaign
