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From when till when was the Industrial Revolution? |
From 1750 to 1914 (war started 1915) |
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What are the key causes of the Industrial revolution? |
- Agricultural revolution caused favourable conditions for industrialism - New farm tactics less people needed to work on farms - The lack of jobs made Brits think entrepreneurially |
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Key inventions in the indust. rev |
Spinning jenny (Hargreaves, 1765) Water frame (Arkwright, 1769) Mule (Crompton, 1779) Steam engine (Watt, c. 1781) Power loom (Robert, 1812) (SWMSP - swim special) |
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From when till when was WW1? |
From 1914 to 1918 |
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Explain main causes of WW1
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- Militarism - Alliance system - Imperialism - Nationalism - The spark was the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand on June 1914 |
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The grand Schlieffen plan |
- The Germans attack France through Belgium - So the French are defeated before Russia can fully mobilise their army - Therefore, (theoretically) Germany won't have to fight on two fronts at the same time |
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Places the Australians fought in WW1 |
Gallipoli (25th April 1915) and Somme (1st July 1916) |
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Why did men enlist to fight? |
1. Nationalism - The desire to defend our country! 2. Heroism - The belief that 'true men' fought in the war 3. Social pressure - Going to war was expected, people were called cowards for not enlisting |
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The nature of fighting in WW1 |
The nature of fighting turned from short battles with only thousands of soldiers, to yearly long battles with well over millions of people fighting. - Trenches, elongated battles - Weapons, automated allowed mass slaughter of large groups of enemies Many stalemates in key battles |
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Explain what happened in Gallipoli |
> 25th of April, 1915 > ANZAC soldiers arrived at ANZAC cove > The Turks were on high ground > bam bam bam > 600 casualties on the first day > After months, the soldiers were evacuated > By the 20th of December the evacuation was completed. |
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Explain what happened in Somme |
> 23rd of July, 1616 > ANZAC soldiers arrived at Pozières > After intense fighting (Gibraltar and the Windmill) > overcame the village > but were unsuccessful Mouquet Farm > Canadians sent in to relieve on 5th Sept |
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GALLIPOLI Why we fought |
Why we fought: The battle at Gallipoli was to try destroy allies of Germany to stop the stalemate at the Western Front. |
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GALLIPOLI What problems were encountered |
What problems encountered: Always exposed to gunfire, exposed to snow and rain, many diseases like trench foot. |
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GALLIPOLI Why we commemorate it |
Why we commemorate: To commemorate the lives of Australians who died in that war. |