Year 9 WW1 CAT Study Summary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on the Year 9 World War One study summary, covering causes, specific battles, warfare styles, and historical analysis skills.

World War I

A global conflict that took place from $1914$ to $1918$.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The immediate trigger of World War I in $1914$.

ANZAC Landing

The arrival of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli on $25$ April $1915$.

Militarism

One of the MAIN causes of WWI where countries built large armies and prepared for war.

Alliances

Agreements formed between nations to protect one another in case of conflict.

Imperialism

A MAIN cause of WWI involving competition between European countries for colonies and resources.

Nationalism

Strong pride and rivalry between nations that increased tensions before the war.

Schlieffen Plan

Germany's strategy to quickly defeat France and move troops east to defeat Russia before it fully mobilised.

Two Fronts

A situation where Germany had to fight France in the west and Russia in the east simultaneously.

Trench warfare

Common form of fighting on the Western Front where soldiers lived in dangerous, dirty, and overcrowded defensive ditches.

No Man’s Land

The dangerous area of land between opposing trenches where active fighting occurred.

Stalemate

A state in trench warfare where neither side could successfully defeat the other.

Gallipoli Campaign

An Allied operation intended to gain control of the sea route to Russia, which failed due to poor planning and strong Turkish resistance.

OBSERVE

The first step in source analysis, identifying what can specifically be seen in the source.

INTERPRET

The source analysis step that involves determining what the source suggests.

EXPLAIN

The source analysis step identifying why the information or source is important.

LINK

The final step in source analysis, connecting the evidence back to the specific topic or question.