Australians at War

Question 1)
AIF: Australian Imperial Force.
Alien: an alien is a foreign national; a person who is not a citizen of a specific country.
Alliance: a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or
organizations.
ANZAC: Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.
Armistice: a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. However, it is not
necessarily the end of the war.
Artillery: a class of heavy military ranged weapons built to launch munitions far beyond the
range and power of infantry firearms.
Casualty: when a person is killed or injured in a war or accident.
Censorship: the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This
can be conducted by government or other controlling bodies.
Digger: an Australian or New Zealand soldier.
Holocaust: the genocide of European Jews during World War II. 
Imperialism: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use
of military force, or other means.
Home Front: the people who stay in a country and work while that country's soldiers are
fighting in a war in a foreign country.
Militarism: the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be
prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Nationalism: identification with one's own nation and support for its interests.
Nazi: a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.
P.O.W.: a prisoner of war.
Propaganda: information used to promote a political cause or point of view, especially of a
biased or misleading nature.
RSL: Returned and Services League. It is a support organisation for people who have served
or are serving in the Defence Force.
Shell: an explosive artillery projectile or bomb.
Shrapnel: fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion.
Treaty: an agreement between states, nations or governments.

Question 2)
The outbreak of World War 1 was caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.

Question 3)
The war started between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.

Question 4)
World War 1 used a range of new war weapons. These include gas, machine guns, tanks and
hot air balloons.

Question 5)
Australia’s most famous role in World War 1 was the disastrous campaign at Gallipoli.
Question 6)
World War 2 was started by Germany invading Poland. The U.S.S.R. and Germany began the
world war after war was declared on Germany.

Question 7)
In Australia, the soldiers fought the Japanese along the famous Kokoda Trail.

Question 8)
World War 1 started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918.
World War 2 started on the 1st of September 1939 and ended on the 2nd of September 1945.

Question 9)
In World War 1, there were more than 15 million deaths. In World War 2, there were up to
90 million deaths.

Question 10)
It is evident that World War 2 left the world shocked, for reason such as the POW camps,
the Holocaust and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Question 12)
The big idea on this sheet is World War One and World War Two.