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World War 1 Campaigns and Tactics
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- 1When was Australia's first military campaign?October 1914
- 2Where was Australia's first military campaign?Papua New Guinea
- 3What is Australia's best-known campaign?The Gallipoli Landing
- 4When was the Gallipoli Landing?April 1915
- 5When did the last Anzac leave Sydney Cove?20 December 1915
- 6What does Anzac stand for?Australian New Zealand Army Corps
- 7When did British troops leave?8 January 1916
- 8What were the two main Australian forces?Australian Light Horse
Infantry - 9Who did the Australian Light Horse continue to fight against?The Turks in Palestine
- 10Who did the infantry move on to fight?They went to France to fight against the Germans
- 11What were the Australian Light Horse?Australian Light Horse were mounted troops with characteristics of both cavalry and mounted infantry.
- 12What did Australia fight for in 1916Australia was fighting to defend the Suez canal against the Ottoman Turks.
- 13Why was the Suez Canal important?The Suez Canal was an essential waterway linking Europe to the Indian ocean.
- 14Why is World War I usually referred to as the first modern war?This is because in WWI the style of warfare changed, from the traditional clash of infantry with hand-to-hand combat, and cavalry charges, to battles fought with more technologically advanced weaponry such as aeroplanes, tanks and heavy artillery.
- 15What were the changes of weaponry fuelled by?The were fuelled by the second industrial revolution at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
- 16What were the trenches?The trenches were long holes in the ground, reinforced with timber and sandbags with wooden floor called duckboards.
- 17What was the trench system?The trench system consisted of:
Front Line trenches
Support Line trenches
Reserve Line trenches - 18Front Line TrenchesThe front line trenches from which attacks were launched and which spearheaded the defences.
- 19Support Line TrenchesThe support lines were designed to hold the soldiers during bombardments and also from which reinforcements and supplies could be taken up to the front line.
- 20Reserve Line TrenchesThe reserve line where troops waited to be called up to the front lines closer to the battle.
- 21How were the different lines connected?The lines were joined together by communication lines which theoretically allowed the men to move safely between the three lines of trenches.
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