ANZAC
World World I
Causes?
One cause of the first world war was the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. At the age of 51, Franz Ferdinand took a hold of the throne to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On the 28th of June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand had organised to inspect the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo. He met with his wife there and they had set out on a route to City Hall. Without their knowledge a Serbian terrorist group known as "The Black Hand" had planned to murder Archduke Ferdinand. There were seven different points at which terrorist were placed to attempt to kill Archduke. Only on the fourth attempt did they manage to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand and along the way his pregnant wife also. The successful killer was 19 year old, Gavrilo Princip who was soon after arrested for his actions, sentenced for 20 years imprisonment. After 4 years in jail, Princip died at the age of 23.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The ruler of Austro-Hungary and the assassination victim
Austro-Hungarian Empire
The empire Archduke Ferdinand ruled
Gavrilo Princip
Assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Australia's Involvement in WWI
Gallipoli: 7,594
Western Front: 61,966
Somme: 60,000 (British Colony)
Fromelles: 5,533
There were many more battles Australia participated in. Australia did lose battles and with the bad come the good and Australia thankfully won quite a few as well. In the end it all came down to who won World War 1 and not surprisingly the "Allies" came out on top. Australia had a massive role in World War 1 and all their involvement was worth it in the end (according to the past war veterans of Australia).
Significant Battles (for the Australians)
The Turkish had a game plan to take down the Allies. This strategy was to attack the Allies from the top of the Cove. The Australians were at the beach/shore and were having to climb up enormous amounts of hills. Unfortunately the attack of the Turkish out-smarted the Allies and thousands were killed several times. The advantage went to the Turkish, which made life at Gallipoli very hard. This meant that the Australians had to adapt to their environment, therefore soldiers were making grenades made out of jam tins filled with explosives, nails, stones and shrapnel. Eventually the Australians started to then the strategies of the Turks and started to strategically fight back.
Finally after seven months, the British command realised that victory could not be achieved, therefore the Allied troops were withdrawn from the battle at Gallipoli during December. Everything and everyone was secretly evacuated at night and on the 20th of December, when they charged down the hills, the Turks came down to find no one at the beach.
The Impact of Great War on Australians at home
A large majority of Australia was lead to believe that the war was good and that the war was worth dying for. For quite a long time a lot of people had stood against the war but so much advertising lead them to believe it was worth their lives. Australia was greatly impacted during the time of the war.
School influence
This picture shows the influence the school has upon the children to encourage and support the war.
Women replacement
For the war, most men were sent away to fight leaving a gap in the labour force meaning the women had to replace men for some of the works.
Welcoming Home
Ceremonies were held when soldiers were welcomed home. People would gather to pay respects and support the soldiers coming back