Australia’s experiences of World War II were significant for Australia and impacted on the shaping of our national identity. Australia 's response to entry into World War II in 1939 differed from Australia 's entry into World War I in 1914. Reasons for this includes attitudes towards war changing after gaining the knowledge and experiencing consequences of World War I, the conditions and lead up to World War II as well as Australia’s strong support for Britain. Firstly, the attitude of Australians changed due to World War 3I proving that war was not glamourous or exciting like it was assumed. During the lead up to World War II Australians had already struggled to survive through the depression and were now required to survive at war.
Charles Bean wrote “By dawn on December 20th Anzac had faded into a dim blue line lost amid other hills on the horizon as the ships took their human freight to Imbros, Lemnos and Egypt. But Anzac stood, and still stands, for reckless valour in a good cause, for enterprise, resourcefulness, fidelity, comradeship, and endurance that will never own defeat,” (Awm.gov.au, 2015) stating the qualities of the Anzac Spirit and how they should be valued above all others, as they “will
The Gallipoli campaign, also known as Dardanelles Campaign, was established April 1915 due to the outbreak of World War 1, which forced men from all nations to enlist in this event that demonstrated honour toward their nation. The controversy erupted on the 28th of June 1914 as Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was assassinated. In view of the fact, a global conflict was emerging; the entire world became associated with the generating actions of militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. The Gallipoli campaign was a vital part of the Australian and New Zealand history, as it was the first major event they had encountered.
In early 1915 World War I had come to a standstill. One of the causes of the Gallipoli campaign was to attempt to break the stalemate on the Western Front. The Western Front was lacking productivity with no progress being made by either side. The British Government soon realised that an attack would be more useful somewhere else. On November 24th 1914, Winston Churchill suggested to the War Council that they should create a new front to fight on.
One of the major significance was the birth of national consciousness in Australian and New Zealand, known as The Anzac Day. The Gallipoli Campaign was Winston Churchill's idea. The operation of the Campaign was to open up a third front for the
The Gallipoli campaign was one if not the most humiliating loss the Allies suffered in World War One. It is undeniable that the commanders lacked strategical traits which made the battle more difficult than intended. Not only did the soldiers have to fight the fortified positions of the Turkish Empire, but they also crossed through the harsh terrains and merciless weather. It battle was one of the most cruel battles the ANZACs faced and to this day still is. This essay explores the factors and reasons behind each decision that caused the failure of the battle that took the lives of ANZACs.
When talking about the ANZAC legend, do we pay too much attention to the experience of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli and not enough attention to the experience of Australian soldiers on the Western Front? The ANZAC legend is an important part of what it means to be Australian. It was born on the 25th of April, 1915 when the ANZAC corps landed on Gallipoli. During the eight months of fighting on Gallipoli Australian troops showed great courage, endurance, initiative, discipline and mateship.
Sadly, On the 30th of July 1915, Youds gave the biggest thing he could give to the Gallipoli Campaign: his life. His struggles were finally over, and he know longer would have to endure the tough conditions the Anzacs withstood with so much determination and courage. Amazingly, this was the day chosen by Australia as ‘Australia Day’ (January 26th was known as Foundation Day) to raise money for the war through the use of handkerchiefs, buttons, ribbons and matchboxes like the one below. From a tiny population of only 5 million people, the Australian people showed once again their generosity of spirit and their devotion, raising $2.3
The departure was skilfully arranged and executed with negligible misfortunes. Gallipoli has been seen as a battle in which brought the Australians and the NewZealands together but the aspects of war itself is, and never will be glorified. A veteran of the war who received numerous amounts of metals stated “All my mates ever got were wooden crosses” [Christopher Pugsley, Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story, Auckland, 1984, p.314] this quote really shows just how the physically scarred these
Reports of the Gallipoli campaign Introduction The first world war was during 1914-1918 and started because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Australia had joined the war when their ally, Britain, declared war over Germany on the 4th of August 1914. On the 11th of September 1914, the ANMEF----------- landed on Rabaul and later took possession of German New Guinea, which was also known as Australia’s first significant action in the war. When the AIF ---------landed on Gallipoli, Turkey on the 25th of April 1915, it began the Gallipoli campaign which ended with an evacuation that began in December of 1915.
This is because it occurred after the landing and once that died down, no one was as invested in the outcomes meaning that they cannot truly understand the values that came about in the later battles. It also means that they don’t know any other examples of courage and resilience shown so they can’t commemorate them. The Battle of Lone Pine should be given greater attention alongside the Gallipoli landing as it was a rare success in fierce fighting, (Gray, 2018), costing only 2,000 soldiers, whereas the landing was a failure costing over 8,000. That’s more than four times the amount at Lone Pine. Another reason is because the soldiers’ first goal was reached in less than half an hour, overall success by 6pm, 9th August (Gray, 2018), and they still displayed examples of the Australian values: courage, sacrifice, friendship, perseverance and teamwork.
The Gallipoli campaign began when the Anzacs landed on Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915. The campaign went for 8 long and exhausting months with 30 - 40, 000 casualties occurred. The soldiers at Gallipoli were constantly fighting the freezing cold, lack of water and food, the sweltering heat in some days and the diseases being spread around. A day to day life for a soldier was to make their country proud and to try and stay as healthy as possible in the shocking conditions. One of the most famous battles fought at Gallipoli was the lone pine battle.
They were acknowledged for their bravery, because as soon as the soldiers landed at Gallipoli they were fired at by the Turkish fighters. The Australian soldiers had to be brave as they had to face cliffs up to 100 metres high whilst the Turkish fortifications fired. The left over soldiers who got past the cliffs and reached the beach had no protection and most of the soldiers died. Because the conditions at Gallipoli were so harsh and difficult to battle in, the Australian soldiers had to step out of their comfort zones and “take one for the team” meaning they needed to be brave. The soldiers who fought in Gallipoli were acknowledged for their bravery in the battle
Gallipoli World War 1 started on July 28th, 1914 and ended on November 11th, 1918. During these long and dreadful four years there were many battles won and lost, and one of those battles was Gallipoli. The Anzacs landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April, 1915 –and ended on the 9th of January, 1916. Gallipoli is one of the greatest battles of our time and it is also seen as one of the biggest military failures of our time. There are many questions that mostly go unanswered about the battle of Gallipoli like what were the events leading up to the landing at Gallipoli or how the Anzacs could have prevented it from being a failure.
1.2 Report: The Gallipoli Campaign Name: Abbey Causes Of the Gallipoli Land Campaign The war started in 1914, but there were many causes that lead up to it. The main long-term contributing cause being the breakdown of the German (GM) -United Kingdom (UK) relationship. Three of the main contributing short-term causes included the assassination of Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria-Hungary), allies invasion of the ottoman empire and the Gallipoli naval campaign which resulted in the land campaign.
