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| Question | Answer |
| What is World War often referred to as the first modern war? | This is because in World War 1 they style of warfare changed, from traditional clash of infantry with hand-to-hand combat, and cavalry charges, to battles fought with more technologically advanced weaponry. |
| What were changes to weaponry fuelled by and how were they more improved? | The changes in weaponry were fuelled partly by the second Industrial Revolution and wherefore sophisticated that ever before, in terms of both range and accuracy. |
| What were trenches? | Trenches were long holes in the ground reinforced with timber and sandbags, with wooden floors called duckboards. |
| What were the main lines of trenches in a trench system? | -The front line trenches -The support lines -The reserve line |
| What happened at the front-line trenches? | The front-line trenches were from which attacks were launched and which spearheaded the defences. |
| What happened at the support lines? | Supports lines were designed to hold the soldier during bombardments and also from which reinforcements and supplies could be taken up to the front line. |
| What happened at the reserve line? | The reserve line was where troops waited until called up to the front lines closer to the battle. |
| How were these lines joined? | These lines were joined together by communication trenches. These theoretically allowed the men to move safely between the three lines of trenches. |
| Why was the area between the Allied and Central Powers' systems called the no-man's-land? | It was called 'no-man's-land' because neither side controlled the area and was not safe for anyone. |
| How was life in the trenches? | Living in the trenches involved a basic routine of sleeping, eating or simply waiting around for something to happen. Boredom and disease were a major problem. |
| What were some common diseases in the trenches? | Some common diseases included: -Dysentery due to poor diet and sanitation -Trench foot caused by standing in mud or water for too long -Shell shock caused by the constant noise of the shelling and falling bombs. |
| What happened in 1914? | The British devised a plan to attack Turkey, believing Germany would send troops from the Western Front to assist the Turks. |
| What was Britain's plan? | Britain's plan was to: -force battleships through the Dardanelles, which would allow allies to capture Constantinople -then open the supply routes to Russia -bombard the peninsula from battleships |
| Why did the plan fail? | This plan failed because: -the naval bombardment failed to remove the Turks -the Allied bombardment stopped early -a number of crafts were destroyed -the Anzac troops landed at the wrong beach |
| What happened on 25 April 1915? | At dawn on 25 April 1915, 16000 Anzac troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula. |
| Where were the two new offensives decided to be launched? | The two new offensives were launched at Lone Pine and the Nek. |
| What happened at Lone Pine? | The Australian were to distract the Turks from the British landings while the Australian forces surprised the Turks by attacking from tunnels dug between the two trench lines and then removing the logs that has been covering the Turkish trenches. |
| What happened on 7 August? | On 7 August, the 3rd Light hORSE brigade launched a series of four extraordinary attacks in an area known as the Nek. |
| What were the Anzacs known as? | The Anzacs were known as 'diggers' because they spent so much time digging trenches as protection from the Turkish machine guns. |
| How were the conditions in trenches? | Conditions in trenches were hard; heat and flies meant diseases such as dysentery were common. |
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