World War I Practice Flashcards

A vocabulary-style flashcard set covering the causes, key alliances, figures, and major events of World War I, with a focus on Australian involvement and trench warfare.

Alliances

Agreements or promises to defend and help another country.

Imperialism

An attempt to build up an empire by a powerful country.

Empire

A system where a powerful country controls several less powerful countries.

Militarism

The process of building up armed forces and getting ready for war.

Nationalism

Having pride in your country and being ready to defend it.

Triple Alliance

An alliance formed in $1882$ between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy to prevent Italy from siding with Russia.

Triple Entente

An alliance formed in $1907$ between Britain, France, and Russia due to worsening relations with Germany.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne who was fatally shot by a Serbian rebel on $28^{th}\text{ June } 1914$.

ANZAC

An acronym standing for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Gallipoli Peninsula

A location in Turkey where a major military campaign involving Australian forces took place in $1915$.

Dardanelles

A narrow strait of land through the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea that Britain sought to access to ship resources to Russia.

Anzac Cove

The beach where the first landing of British and Australian soldiers occurred on $25^{th}\text{ April } 1915$.

Military Campaign

A large-scale battle or conflict that takes place over a long period of time during a war.

Propaganda

Information used to persuade or influence people's point of view, often used in $WWI$ to promote enlistment.

Anti-German

A term meaning a dislike towards Germany, often portrayed in Australian posters to encourage men to stop the "German Menace."

Andrew Fisher

The Australian Prime Minister who pledged to support Britain "to the last man and the last shilling."

Trench Warfare

A form of combat involving long, narrow trenches dug into the ground to protect troops from machine-gun fire and artillery.

No Man's Land

The narrow, muddy, and dangerous stretch of land between opposing trenches that offered little to no protection.

Trench Foot

A medical condition developed by soldiers due to the muddy and uncomfortable conditions within the trenches.

Scaling Ladder

A tool used by soldiers to climb up and out of the trenches during an attack.

Dug Out

A bunker or storage area within a trench system where soldiers could sleep.

Western Front

A continuous line of trenches through Belgium and France where all five Australian Divisions fought between $1916$ and $1918$.

Jack Simpson Kirkpatrick

A famous figure at Gallipoli known for using a donkey to carry casualties from the battlefield to the beach.

Gallipoli Australian Casualties

The estimated number of Australian men who died during the Gallipoli campaign, totaling $8,141$.