Would letters from soldiers on the front be considered a primary or secondary source for studying what life was like in the trenches?
Primary
In which country was the Battle of Gallipoli?
Turkey
What does the acronym ANZAC stand for?
Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
Why is ANZAC Day commemorated on the 25th April?
That's the day the ANZACs landed on Gallipoli (in 1915)
Could this be considered a primary source for studying trench warfare in WWI?
No, this is from Blackadder.
Who were the Central Powers in WWI?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Who were the Allied/Entente Powers during WWI?
France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States
What were some of the issues associated with life in the trenches?
Diseases and infections, rodents, lice, threat of attack
What year did WWI begin?
1914
What year did WWI end?
1918
On this map, point to the Western Front
Bordering Belgium/Germany and France, above Switzerland
Name 3 diseases that were common in the trenches on the Western Front.
Cholera, dysentery, typhoid fever, trench foot, trench mouth, shell shock
True or False: Australians fought in trenches at Gallipoli.
False.
What was "no man's land"?
The area of land between allied and enemy trenches.
Name one of the WWI battles Australian soldiers were involved in on the Western Front.
Fromelles, Pozieres, the Somme, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux, Hamel, Amiens and Mont St Quentin
Why do we commemorate Remembrance Day on the 11th November each year?
It's the anniversary of the armistice (peace treaty) with Germany that ended WWI.
