World War One Revision

World War One
Revision

Grade 9 History

Students will apply knowledge to questioning in regard to World War 1.

Success Criteria

Students will use prior knowledge developed throughout the unit to answer questions.

Focus

Expectations

Poll

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Multiple Select

World War I is often called ‘the ................ War’, ‘the first ......................... war’ or ‘the war to ............... all wars’.

• Great

• begin

• end

• modern

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It was the first war in which modern machine guns, chemical weapons, tanks, fighter aircraft and submarines were used to cause devastation on a g......................... scale.

Multiple Choice

At the end of World War I, the map of Europe was re.......................

• redrawn
• reconstructed
• reorganized
• reshaped

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In 1901, the situation in Europe appeared peaceful. Queen Victoria had occupied the British throne for over 60 years and many of her relations and descendants had married into royal houses all over Europe. As a result, many of the royal families of Europe were closely .........................​

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There were four main factors that contributed to the growing tensions between European countries in the lead-up, to World War I including:

• 1. the alliance system

• 2. nationalism

• 3. imperialism

• 4. m................................

.

Fill in the Blank

One of the key factors that led to the outbreak of World War I was the ...................... system.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Nationalism was another important factor that contributed to the outbreak of war in 1914. Put simply, nationalism is a sense of pride in, and a love of, one’s nation. Nationalism grows out of an understanding of common goals and beliefs between the people of a nation.

• True
• Maybe
• False
• Sometimes

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Another factor that led to tensions between European countries in the lead-up to World War I was imperialism. Imperialism is a policy by which a country increases its power by gaining control over new territories to create an empire. This is usually carried out for financial and strategic reasons.

• Nationalism
• True
• Militarism
• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Militarism is the disbelief that all nations should build and maintain strong armed forces so that they are prepared to defend themselves against attack or promote their national interests. In the lead up to World War I, many European countries competed with each other not only over the size of their empires, but also over the size of their armies.

• Pacifism
• True
• False
• Neutral

Fill in the Blank

On 28 June 1914, while many people lined the streets to welcome the royal couple, a Serb nationalist by the name of Gavrilo Princip took the opportunity to show his feelings towards their imperial rulers. During the parade, he shot and ........................ the Archduke and his wife

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Immediately after the assassination, Austria–Hungary blamed the government of neighbouring Serbia. The following month was a confusing and frantic period of bluff, threats and negotiations between key European powers that became known as the ‘July ​

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’.

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Crisis

Conflict

Tension

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At this point, ​

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was faced with hostile forces preparing for war on both its Eastern and Western borders. This was a threat that ........................ had feared ever since France and Russia became members of the Triple Entente in 1907.

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Germany

Italy

Austria-Hungary

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The German response was to use a special military plan devised by a military strategist called Alfred von Schlieffen. It became known as the ​

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Plan.

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Schlieffen

Von Plan

Alfred Strategy

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Britain had signed a treaty with ​

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in 1839 guaranteeing to come to its defence if another country attempted to invade its borders. As a result, the German invasion of ........................ forced Britain to become involved in the growing conflict.

Fill in the Blank

Over the course of World War I, many new technologies were introduced and existing technologies such as military vehicles and weapons were improved. Developments in powerful long-range weaponry, such as the machine gun and heavy artillery, were particularly important. Deadly new ............................. weapons and gases were also a significant development.

Labelling

Label the Appropriate Alliances within the map of conflict.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Ocean Powers

Central Powers

Allied Powers

Allied Powers

Cohort Powers

Fill in the Blank

Following the sinking of two more British ships carrying .................................... passengers, Germany agreed to stop submarine attacks on ships carrying civilians. This pledge lasted until March 1917, when German submarines sunk more ................................ ships. As a result of these attacks, on 6 April 1917, the USA declared war on Germany.

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The most common image that comes to mind when people think about World War I is the image of the trenches, and the mud, blood and barbed wire that were features of the long, drawn-out war on the ​

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Front

Labelling

Label the conflict map of the Western Front.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

German Occupied

Germany

Trenches Line

France

Dropdown

The trenches along the Western Front were approximately 700 ​

Select answer

long, stretching from the coast of Belgium to the border of Switzerland. In most cases, trenches were 2 ​

Select answer

deep by 2 metres wide.

Multiple Choice

What does ANZAC stand for?

• American and New Zealand Army Corps
• Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
• Australian and New Zealand Air Corps
• African and New Zealand Army Corps

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The Gallipoli campaign was launched because Britain and France needed to move troops, equipment and weapons to allied troops in Russia. In order to do this they needed to travel across the ...................................... Sea, pass through Turkish waters and cross over the Black Sea into Russia. As a result, the plan required Turkey (part of the Ottoman Empire and an ally of Germany) to be forced out of the war.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The first part of the campaign plan was launched in March 1915. This involved a naval attack through the Dardanelles – a sea passage from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. This action failed because the entrance to the Dardanelles had been laid with underwater mines. Three Allied battleships were destroyed by these mines, and another three were badly damaged.

• False
• The naval attack was successful
• The mines were removed before the attack
• True

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A plan was then developed to launch a land attack on the ​

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Peninsula from the Aegean Sea coast. The hope was that the Allies would surprise the Turks, defeat them quickly and then march on to take control of the Turkish capital, Constantinople (now known as Istanbul). This would open up the desired supply lines through to Russia, and help the Allies to fight ​

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from the east.

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Gallipoli

Germany and Austria

Suez

Italy

France

Japan

Dropdown

At 5 am on 11 November 1918, the head of the German delegation, Matthais Erzberger, signed the ​​

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(ceasefire) that marked the end of ‘the war to end all wars’.

Fill in the Blank

While the Armistice put an end to the fighting, it was initially only to last for 30 days and it did not determine how peace could be secured and maintained. The ceasefire was made permanent the following year when members of the Commonwealth and the League of Nations signed the Treaty of ........................... While the ..................................... Treaty was the peace treaty that officially ended World War I, a number of its terms were so controversial that it also set the stage for World War II.

Multiple Choice

How many referendums were undertaken to bring in conscription of WW1?

• 5
• 2
• 4
• 3

Fill in the Blank

Over the course of the war, nearly 7000 people were classified by the government as ‘enemy aliens’ and imprisoned in ........................ camps.

Multiple Choice

For Australians, ......................................... of World War I has always been closely tied to the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915. Despite Australians being involved in more successful campaigns and battles during World War I, it is Gallipoli that has come to symbolise Australia’s war experience.

• commemoration

• Battle of Gettysburg
• D-Day invasion
• Battle of Stalingrad

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