World War 1 Campaigns and Tactics

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When was Australia's first military campaign?	October 1914
Where was Australia's first military campaign?	Papua New Guinea
What is Australia's best-known campaign?	The Gallipoli Landing
When was the Gallipoli Landing?	April 1915
When did the last Anzac leave Sydney Cove?	20 December 1915
What does Anzac stand for?	Australian New Zealand Army Corps
When did British troops leave?	8 January 1916
What were the two main Australian forces?	Australian Light Horse Infantry
Who did the Australian Light Horse continue to fight against?	The Turks in Palestine
Who did the infantry move on to fight?	They went to France to fight against the Germans
What were the Australian Light Horse?	Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry.
What did Australia fight for in 1916	Australia was fighting to defend the Suez canal against the Ottoman Turks.
Why was the Suez Canal important?	The Suez Canal was an essential waterway linking Europe to the Indian ocean.
Why is World War I usually referred to as the first modern war?	This is because in WWI the style of warfare changed, from the traditional clash of infantry with hand-to-hand combat, and cavalry charges, to battles fought with more technologically advanced weaponry such as aeroplanes, tanks and heavy artillery.
What were the changes of weaponry fuelled by?	The were fuelled by the second industrial revolution at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
What were the trenches?	The trenches were long holes in the ground, reinforced with timber and sandbags with wooden floor called duckboards.
What was the trench system?	The trench system consisted of: Front Line trenches Support Line trenches Reserve Line trenches
Front Line Trenches	The front line trenches from which attacks were launched and which spearheaded the defences.
Support Line Trenches	The support lines were designed to hold the soldiers during bombardments and also from which reinforcements and supplies could be taken up to the front line.
Reserve Line Trenches	The reserve line where troops waited to be called up to the front lines closer to the battle.
How were the different lines connected?	The lines were joined together by communication lines which theoretically allowed the men to move safely between the three lines of trenches.

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