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Flashcards by Ahmed Almohammed, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ahmed Almohammed
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| What was the Somme? | The Somme is a river in northern France, close to the border with Belgium. The region surrounding the river is also known as the Somme and was the location of a series of battles during WW1. |
| Why was the 1st of July recognised as the worst day in the history of the British Army? |
This is because this was the first day of the battle of the Somme, and casualties numbered over
58 000.
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| What was the British's plan for the battle of the Somme? and why was it considered a fail? | The plan was to launch a massive bombardment to weaken the German trenches and force them out of their defences, allowing the ally troops to capture the territory. However, the plan failed due to the ability of the Germans trenches to withstand heavy bombardment. |
| How did the battle of the Fromelles end up as a complete failure to the Australian army? | Despite the initial capture of about 1000m of territory due to artillery bombardment and infantry troops, the battle wasn't a success. Although the Australians managed to damage a section of German lines during the initial bombardment, the lines were not destroyed, resulting in the death of the army. |
| How did the Allies take over Pozieres Town? | The ally army followed a typical pattern in which they bombarded the town first, then sent infantry troops in advance. As the bombardment destroyed the town, the army also used gas to attack the Germans. Within 24 hours, the town was captured. |
| What was the Germans response in retaliation for the capturing of Pozieres by the British? | In retaliation, the Germans started bombarding the town. The Australians quickly interpreted this attack, and instructed the British to increase the bombardment. Later, the Germans launched further attempts to retake the town, which by then the Australian troops stopped them, pushing them away from the town. |
| What was the Battle of Hamel? and why is was it so significant? |
The battle of Hamel,France, in 1918 was the first time that an Australian Corps was commanded by an Australian general. The commander was John Monash, and he was meticulous in his preparations.
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| How did Monash prepare the army for Battle? | Monash prepared by : -Training troops to work with tanks -Colour coding tanks and infantry units -Banning movements during daylight hours -Using planes to cover the noise of tanks -Ordering high explosives and smoke bombs to be dropped regularly on the town at 3 am. |
| How did the artillery provide assistant to the troops during the battle of Hamel? | The Australians started the battle with the element of surprise on 4 July 1918. The artillery destroyed much of the enemy's artillery batteries and supply lines. Also, the artillery provided troops with cover from the enemy fire, as they positioned the shells a bit further than the advancing line. |
| How did the planes help during the battle of Hamel? |
Planes were also used in this battle for reconnaissance or surveillance. This helped in moving the troops quickly from one place to another as the pilots had identical maps to those carried by the commanders on the ground.
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| What were the results of the Battle of Hamel? | 800 Australians and 170 Americans were killed in action; more were injured. About 1400 Germans were captured and approximately 2000 were killed. |
| What was the War Precautions Act in 1914? |
Under the Act the government was able to censor the press and people's personal mail and establish internment camps for people who were considered a security risk
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| What were the four purposes that propaganda was used for in world war 1? | During World War 1, government propaganda was used to encourage recruitment and conscription. Other propaganda encouraged women to become involved on the home front and promote hatred of the enemy. |
| What was the main form of propaganda? and what emotions did it play on? | Propaganda was mainly in the form of posters, which appeared in the press and in public areas. Posters were created to play on emotions such as mateship, fear and hatred of the Germans. |
| What was the censorship? |
Censorship was the process by which information released to the public was controlled and limited by the government.
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| How did the government manage the information about the casualty figures? | Although it was impossible to hide the casualty figures, the government only allowed positive information about the Australian involvement in the war to be made public. |
| Why were the officers at the army checking the letters that were sent between the troops? | The most obvious censorship was that of letters to and from the troops at the front. Officers read these letters to ensure that they contained nothing that reflected badly on the war effort or place the army in danger if an enemy were to read it. |
| Who were the enemy aliens? and why were they a danger to the allies? | Enemy 'aliens' were people who had been born in one of the enemy nations, particularly Germany and Turkey. There was a fear that these people might actually be spies for the enemy. |
| What was Australians response to the anti-German attitude? | There was a strong anti-German attitude in the population. Australians would usually avoid German owned shops, German dogs were kicked and there was verbal abuse and physical attacks against the Germans in the streets. |
| What was life like in the Holsworthy camp? | Holsworthy camp housed about 6000 men. Over the course of the war the camp developed to include theatres, cafes small businesses, social clubs and educational facilities. Many became well educated than before. |
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