battles and bloodshed only

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NZ wars duration

1845 - 1872

Northern War duration

1845-1846

loss of life during nz wars

700 british and 500-2000 kingitanga

80% - 40%

land owned by maori 1860 vs 1890

ww1 duration

1914-1918

allied soldiers sent to ww1

42 million

pakanga

war is a violent conflict between 2 or more groups

cause

a cause is the reason(s) that give rise to an event, in this case, war

tactic

a tactic is an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end

consequence

consequences are the things that happen as a result of an event

significance

significance is the quality of being worthy of attention or importance

te tiriti

maori version of the treaty of waitangi. it is the version that most maori chiefs signed

commemorate

to recall and show respect towards a person or event

tino rangatiratanga

idea of chiefly authority over the people, lands and taonga

kawanatanga

governorship

extent

the size, range or degree to which something happens

first world war

the first world war was the first global conflict involving industrialized nations

raupatu

the forced confiscation of land

pa

a pa is a maori defensive fortification equipped with trenches and underground bunkers

conscription

conscription means compulsary enlistment in the armed forces

gallipoli

gallipoli was the key battlefield location on the western front involving nz forces in 1917

trench

trench is the term describing defensive ditch networks built to protect soldiers from artillery and machine-gun fire

primary source

a primary source is a source of information created at the time of the event

secondary source

a secondary source is a source of information created after the time of the event

date of treaty of waitangi

february 6th 1840

2 R’s of significance

remembered, resulting in change

bias

a clear bias or prejudice towards one particular point of view