Australia's Involvement In World War 1

World War I characterized as the "first modern war" . Advanced machine guns, bombs, tanks, attack aircraft and submarines were widely used in the First War. It is also accepted as the first "total war" , where most of the nations mobilised all resources for the war. The map of Europe has been changed by 1919, as big empires brought to the end and new countries, nations were formed. Involvement of the USA in the war arose the country as the world’s new economic power. Soviet Russia was formed. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles plant the seeds for fascism, World War II and for other 20th century conflicts, like the Vietnam War.
On September of 1914, Britain withdrew its Naval Mission from Turkey. Mission role was modernised and strengthen
But still was dominant of British Empire and obliged act according to the precepts of Britain. When the war was declared to Germany, Australia and all other countries of the Empire entered to war on Britain side. Australia had offered expeditionary forces to the Mother country and there was great enthusiasm among Australian during the war.
The First Australian Imperial Force and the First New Zealand Expeditionary Force under the command of the General W.R. Birdwood five-month training began in Egypt. The name of Australia and New Zealand Army Corps was shortened as ANZAC. The major engagement of World War I for ANZAC was on the Gallipoli. The brainchild of Gallipoli Campaign was Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty and the Allies attack to Dardanelles also was submitted by him. It was reported in the "White Paper" on the 8th of March of 1917, as Report of the Dardanelles Commission. "The question of attacking the Dardanelles was on the initiative of Mr Churchill brought under the consideration of the War Council on November 25, 1914, as “the ideal method of defending Egypt
Before that Kitchener aimed to restrain all experienced troops for the Western Front. Insisted on all naval assault describing it as "..a cruise on the Sea of Marmora..". He agreed released the 29th division and ANZAC troops. General Hamilton was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the military campaign with the short message from Kitchener "We are sending a military force to support the Fleet now at the Dardanelles, and you are to have command". he also indicated that no aircraft were to be used. Anzac troops were under the command of Major General William Birdwood a British