World War One NAME

World War One NAME:

Multiple choice:

1) The War began on

a) 28th July 1914

b) 13th September 1818

c) 5th January 1918

d) 9th August 1915

2) “Alliance” is defined as

a) A political and economic system

b) The battle line stretching through Belgium

c) The region where WWI was fought

d) Agreements, usually military between countries

3) The Western Front is

a) Compulsory call up of nation’s citizens to serve in its armed forces

b) The battle line stretching through Belgium and north-eastern France to the Swiss border

c) Countries in the Balkan’s Peninsula of south Eastern Europe

d) The concept of a shared homeland

4) The central powers consisted of the following countries

a) Britain, France and Italy

b) Austria, Germany and Belgium

c) Austria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire

d) Brazil, Japan and Cuba

5) The Allies included

a) Britain, France and Italy

b) Austria, Germany and Belgium

c) Austria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire

d) Brazil, Japan and Cuba 6) Imperialism can be defined as

a) The feeling of intense loyalty to a country

b) An ideology that glorifies war

c) Conquering and occupying other countries to control and rule them

d) Being ruled by Germany

7) Nationalism can be defined as

a) The feeling of intense loyalty to a country

b) An ideology that glorifies war

c) Conquering and occupying other countries to control and rule them

d) Being ruled by Germany

8) The compulsory call up of citizens to serve in the armed forces is known as

a) A referendum

b) Feint

c) Conscription

d) Armistice

9) Intense loyalty to a nation is known as

a) Propaganda

b) Patriotism

c) Communist

d) Empire

10) Serbia was furious in 1908 when Austria...

a) Set fire on its troops

b) Surrendered two Turkish Balkans provinces

c) Annexed two Turkish Balkans provinces

d) Declared war on Germany Short Answers

1) Why was it Called the Great War?

______

(3 marks)

2) What triggered the war?

______

(2 marks)

3) List and explain 3 causes of WW1

______

(6 marks)

4) At first only a very small minority of Australian’s opposed the war. List and explain who these people were ______

(4 marks)

5) Explain two main reasons why so many Australian’s rushed to enlist in the war effort

______

(2 marks)

6) Fill in the below

“The main fighting of WW1 took place in and around the ______of the Western Front. The battlefield area between opposing lines of trenches was known as ______. Often soldiers would experience a painful, swollen condition caused by feet remaining wet for too long. This was called ______.

(3 marks)

7) Explain Germany’s Schlieffen Plan

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(2 marks) 8) Write a paragraph about why you believe the fighting at Gallipoli was so difficult and costly in casualties.

______

(5 marks)

9) Look at the below pictures and analyse the WW1 photographs. They were taken on the Western front and belong to the Australian War Memorial. Use the information you have learnt about the Western Front to comment on the situation, the conditions, the weapons used and who may have been involved.

Source 1 Source 2 ______

(5 marks)

Total / 42

Extension: 10 marks

Write an essay on the following:

‘War is pointless and inhume.’ Discuss this statement in relation to Australia’s involvement in Gallipoli and the Western Front. ______