History Test

Week 8 history revisionnn

What were the main hardships of trench warfare?

Mud rats disease mud and constant danger

Why were trenches so muddy?

Rain and poor drainage caused water to collect

What was trench foot?

A painful condition caused by feet staying wet for too long

What was no man's land?

The dangerous area between opposing trenches

What was the Western Front?

The main battle area in France and Belgium

How did the war divide Australia?

Growing casualties and disagreements over the war caused conflict

Why did opposition to the war grow?

Rising prices low wages and growing inequality

How did women contribute to the war effort?

Nursing fundraising making supplies and volunteering

What was conscription?

Forcing people to join the armed forces

Why did Billy Hughes support conscription?

Voluntary recruitment was no longer providing enough soldiers

Why did many Australians oppose conscription?

They believed it was unfair and would divide Australia

Who was Daniel Mannix?

Melbourne's Catholic Archbishop and a leader of the anti-conscription movement

What happened in the two conscription referendums?

Conscription was defeated in both 1916 and 1917

Why did Tsarist Russia collapse?

War losses food shortages and public unrest weakened the government

Who led the Bolshevik Party?

Vladimir Lenin

What were the Bolsheviks' main slogans?

Peace Bread and Land

How did the Bolsheviks seize power?

They took control of Petrograd in November 1917

What treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I?

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918

What happened after World War I?

Empires collapsed and societies faced unrest and hardship

What is the Anzac legend?

The tradition of courage mateship and bravery associated with Australian soldiers