Gallipoli Truce

What was the significance of the Gallipoli truce on 24 May 1915?

• It was the only ceasefire to have official agreement during the First World War.

• It marked the end of the war.

• It was a victory for the ANZAC troops.

• It led to the capture of the Ottoman Empire.

Who supervised the Australian stretcher-bearers during the truce?

• Dr Charles Ryan

• Mustafa Kemal Bey

• General Sir Charles Ryan

• Major Kemal

The Gallipoli truce allowed soldiers to do what for the first time?

• Exchange weapons

• See their enemy face-to-face

• Capture enemy territory

• Retreat to their camps

Fill in the blank: The truce continued until ____ p.m.

• 3:30

• 4:30

• 5:30

• 6:30

What was Dr Charles Ryan accused of during the truce?

• Spying for the enemy

• Taking medals from dead Turkish soldiers

• Leading an attack

• Negotiating a surrender

Which event is commemorated each year on 25 April?

• The end of World War I

• The Gallipoli truce

• The landing of ANZAC troops at Gallipoli

• The signing of the peace treaty

Fill in the blank: The ANZAC troops landed on the Gallipoli peninsula on ____ 1915.

• 24 April

• 25 April

• 26 April

• 27 April

What was the outcome of the Gallipoli campaign for the Allies?

• A decisive victory

• A failure with heavy casualties

• A successful negotiation

• A stalemate

How many soldiers were involved in the attempt to take the peninsula from the Ottomans?

• 20,000

• 44,000

• 60,000

• 85,000

Fill in the blank: The Ottoman Empire lost at least ____ men during the campaign.

• 50,000

• 70,000

• 85,000

• 100,000