Machine Guns were useful in WW1 because

They could fire up to 600 bullets per minute

What was the purpose of barbed wire in trench warfare?

To prevent enemy soldiers from invading the trenches

generally supported the war effort

information used to advertise a certain cause

What new military technology was used during World War 1 ?

airplanes, submarines, tanks, machine guns and poison gas

Why was World War 1 called the "Great War"?

It was bigger than any war that came before it .

What was the aim of propaganda posters?

To try to convince men to take part in the war.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The role of women on the home front in WW1

was to fill the void left by the men who had gone to fight.

Why did trench warfare end in a stalemate?

each side had a good defence but poor offence

How did WW1 change the role of women in society?

It opened up employment for women

What were the two sides during World War 1?

Triple Entente and Central Powers

What was Australia's Role in Gallipoli?

To break the stale-mate and to get goods/weapons to Russia

Why did Australia join WW1?

Because Australia was part of the British Empire

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Year 9 WW1 Revision Quiz

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1
The human cost of WW1 for Australia was
the loss and injury of one or more members for many families
all of these
thousands wounded
64 000 dead
2
Australia's first big military involvement in WW1 was in
New Guinea
France (Western front)
Turkey (Gallipoli)
Egypt
3
How many Australians became prisoners of war (POWS) ?
300,000
350
300
30,000
4
why was ww1 so destructive
deaths
a lot of soldiers
the advance in military power
5
When is ANZAC Day in Australia?
28th of April
26th of April
25th of April
27th of April
6
What does WW1 stand for?
World War 1
World War 3
WW1
War War 2
7
The most common use of propaganda was?
Songs
Posters
videos
Drawings
8
Conscription means
Volunteering to join the Army
Forcing men to join the Army
Forcing priests to break the Confessional seal
Forcing people to pay for education
9
Who won the Battle of Gallipoli?
France
Turkey
Russia
Germany
10
World War 1 took place in _________
Australia
Europe
United States
Asia
11
Which two commonwealth nations made up the "Anzac" forces, who fought in Galipoli?
Canada and The Bahamas
Australia and Tasmania
New Zealand and Australia
South Africa and Rhodesia
12
Machine Guns were useful in WW1 because
They could fire up to 600 bullets per minute
They were waterproof
They were very easy to carry
They were accurate
13
What Did Dogs Do In WW1?
smell people that are injured
Kill people
Find dead people
Send messages
14
What was the purpose of barbed wire in trench warfare?
To stop animals from wandering into the trenches
A rustic-industrial design aesthetic
To keep shellshocked soldiers from leaving the trenches
To prevent enemy soldiers from invading the trenches
15
Who started the Gallipoli campaign?
French troops
The Empire
Italy
British and ANZAC troops
16
Why was trench warfare so gruesome and deadly?
shell shock caused madness and psychotic breakdown's
you could get a horrible case of trench foot
you could get easily blown apart by artillery fire.
all of the above
17
How many soldiers were killed during World War 1?
426 million
25 million
210,000
12,000,00
18
When was World War 1?
1913-1917
1914-1918
1948-1950
1922-1926
19
What is NOT a cause of WW1?
Economic Rivalries
Militarism
Capture of Poland
Alliance System
20
Australians in WW1
believed that all young men should have to fight
were against our involvement
generally supported the war effort
were against sending our boys overseas to fight
21
What is propaganda?
a committe of cardinals responisble for foreign missions
information used to advertise a certain cause
22
What new military technology was used during World War 1 ?
none of the above
airplanes, submarines, tanks, machine guns and poison gas
only drones were used
the internet and cellphones
23
Which weapon is not used in trench warfare?
Nuclear bomb
Gas
Machine gun
Rifles
24
Why was World War 1 called the "Great War"?
None of the above
It was only fought by 3 countries
It was bigger than any war that came before it .
It was fun so people called it the "Great War".
25
Which country directly fought the Australians in World War 1?
USA
Turkey
Japanese
Germany
26
How did new technology impact World War I?
Had no impact on the peace talks
It increased deaths in the war
Had no impact on the war
It decreased deaths in the war
27
Conscription was introduced to Australia during the First World War.
False
True
28
What was the aim of propaganda posters?
To decorate the villages during sad times.
To inform people about the war.
To try to convince men to take part in the war.
To tell people about rules in their country.
29
What started WW1??
Germany got blown up
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Lusitania sunk by a German SUB
30
The role of women on the home front in WW1
was restricted to nursing
was much the same as prior to the war
all of these
was to fill the void left by the men who had gone to fight.
31
How many referendums failed to legalise conscription in Australia during WW1?
2
12
4
7
32
Why did trench warfare end in a stalemate?
each side had a good defence but poor offence
because trenches were destroyed
one side got pushed back
because no one fought back
33
What impact did WW1 have on Australia?
It gave birth to the Anzac Legend
It allowed Australia to prove itself on the world stage
All of the above
It split the nation socially, religiously and politically.
34
How did WW1 change the role of women in society?
They became bowling alley employees
Nothing changed
It opened up employment for women
They went back to being housewives
35
What were the two sides during World War 1?
Germany and Belgium
Good guys and bad guys
Triple Entente and Central Powers
Allies and Axis
36
When did WW1 End?
1917
1939
1918
1914
37
Which weapons had great influence during trench warfare?
Grenade
Artillery
Machine gun
Rifles
38
Trench warfare is a type of fighting where both sides dig deep trenches as a defence against the enemy.
False
True
39
What was Australia's Role in Gallipoli?
To prevent a stale-mate and transport of goods
To achieve a stale-mate and to prevent goods reaching troops
To break the stale-mate and to get goods/weapons to Russia
To fight
40
The direct cause of World War 1 was the assassination of:
Abelard Baldhart
Nathan Enns
Bernardo Schaeffer
Archduke Ferdinand
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Why did Australia join WW1?
Japan invaded Pearl Harbour
Australians hate Austrians
Hitler needed to be stopped
Because Australia was part of the British Empire

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