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Unit 9.2 & 9.3 Flashcards:)
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- 1What happened when news reached Australia that Britain had declared war?Australia was in the middle of an election campaign but both parties declared support for the British empire.
- 2What are some early reasons for enlisting?Some early reasons for enlisting included:
-Patriotism
-Adventure
-Peer pressure - 3What were some of the later reasons for enlistment?Some later reasons included:
-Commitment
-Propaganda
-The White Feather - 4How did 'patriotism' make men enlist?Patriotism was basically the belief of Australians to be loyal to their king and country. These men believed it was their patriotic duty to support the 'Mother Country,' Britain, and to fight for the empire.
- 5How was 'adventure' a reason for enlisting?Many people lived rather boring lives involving daily work on a property or in a mundane city job. Enlisting offered the opportunity to travel to France and have a great adventure.
- 6How did 'peer pressure' lead men to enlist?Many men joined with their mates as they felt that to do anything else was to let down their friends.
- 7Explain 'commitment' as a reason for enlisting:Some men still joined because they felt a commitment to those who had already died. There were a number of instances of a younger brother joining up after the death of an older brother, believing that they needed to finish the job for their sibling.
- 8How was 'propaganda' a reason for enlisting?Many schools encouraged school leavers to enlist once they finished school. There were competitions among different schools in an area to see which one had the highest percentage of young men enlisted. Even older boy groups encouraged their members to enlist.
- 9How did the government play its part?The government also became involved, conducting strong propaganda campaigns with posters published in newspapers across the country. These posters played on the emotions-patriotism, mateship, family, sportsmanship and hatred of the enemy.
- 10What was 'The White Feather?'Women played their part by publicly shaming men who looked fit and healthy enough to enlist. They did this by handing men a white feather, which signified that they regarded the recipient as a coward.
- 11What happened in 1914?In October 1914, Australia began its first military action of the war in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago where the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force drove the German military out.
- 12What was Australia's second engagement?Australia's next engagement was a naval one that resulted in HMAS Sydney attacking and disarming a German ship, the SMS Emden.
- 13What happened after Gallipoli?After Gallipoli, Australian forces were divided across town main battle areas. The Australian Light Horse continued to fight against the Turks in Palestine while the infantry units went to France to fight the Germans.
- 14What happened after the withdrawal from Gallipoli?The Australian Light Horse returned to Egypt for more training. They were to fight the rest of the war as mounted infantry.
- 15What happened in 1916?In 1916, Australia was fighting to defend the Suez Canal against the Ottoman Turks.
- 16What was the Suez Canal?The Suez Canal was an essential waterway linking Europe to the Indian Ocean, and losing control of the canal would have made the supply route to Britain much longer.
- 17What happened in the Battle of Beersheba?The Australian Light Horse charged the Turkish guns, securing the wells as the town fell. After taking Beersheba, the Australian Light Horse, with the rest of the British force, moved to Jerusalem and took the city.
- 18What happened throughout 1918?Throughout 1918, they continued to move through the ottoman Empire, occupying Lebanon and Syria. Finally, on 30 October 1918, Turkey surrendered.
- 19What was the 'Black Day' for the German Army?It was the day when the Germans were defeated in the war.
- 20How did the Royal Australian Navy play its part throughout the war?The Royal Australian Navy played its part throughout the war by transporting troops and supplies.
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