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Flashcards by Hamza Ahmed, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hamza Ahmed
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| World War 1 Units 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5 | By: Hamza Ahmed Year 9 |
| Where was Australia's first military action of the war? |
It was Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck archipelago in October in 1914
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| What was Australia's best known engagement? | It was the Gallipoli Campaign in April 1915 |
| After Gallipoli, Aussie forces were divided into which two areas? | Australian Light Horse fought in Palestine against the Turks, and the infantry units fought the Germans in France. |
| Was Gallipoli success? | No, many casualties for no gain. |
| What did Australia do in 1916? | They fought to defend the Suez canal |
| Why was defending the Suez Canal very important to the Australians? |
It was an essential waterway linking Europe to the Indian Ocean. Losing this would make travelling between Australia and Europe very hard.
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| Where did the Australian military go after defending the Suez canal? |
They went to help France fight against the Germans in France
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| What was the Battle of Somme? | It was a major battle which saw hundreds of thousands of casualties for no real gain |
| What happened at the end of the battle? |
At the end of the battle, the armies were at a stalemate
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| Who won the Battle? | The Triple Entente ended up defeating the Alliance |
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