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    Gallipoli Anzac Legend

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    ‘During their time on Gallipoli the diggers displayed courage‚ ingenuity and endured hardship. All of these became the basis of the Anzac legend.’ ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬To what extent do you agree with this assessment of Gallipoli?’ On the 25th of April 1915‚ 75‚000 ANZAC troops were to be landed on the Gallipoli shores. There were a number of battalions that were required to battle their way up the hill and then take over individual areas. Together the Australians and New Zealanders with support from Britain

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    To what extent is the ANZAC spirit relevant to life in Australia today? What can it teach us about the Australia we want for the future? To the perception of many Australians‚ the ANZAC spirit is a fundamental component to Australian identity but what is more it has been a moral example in which many Australians still commend on. The ANZAC spirit has presented itself in modern day Australia through its respected qualities such as pride and persistence and should manifest these values in the future

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    Is the ANZAC Legend the result of mythology and propaganda or is it based on fact?     The ANZAC Legend was formed by the Gallipoli campaign‚ mounted on the 25th of April 1915. This is a date well remembered by most Australians‚ but for what reasons? Do they think of “that guy with the donkey “or “ANZAC biscuits “or do they think: endurance‚ courage‚ resourcefulness‚ good humour‚ larrikinism‚ egalitarianism and of course‚ mateship. Words describing our soldiers that have been synonymous with the

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    The One Day of the Year

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    Text Analysis- “The One Day of The Year” “The One Day of The Year” was set in Australia‚ in the 1960’s. It explores the universal theme of Father- Son conflict against the background of the beery haze and the heady‚ nostalgic sentimentality of Anzac Day. It is a play to make us question a standard institution‚ but it is the likeability and genuineness of the characters that give the play its memorable qualities: Alf‚ the nobody who becomes a somebody on this day of days; Mum‚ the anchor of the

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    elderly people sitting in the mall‚ dressed up in black suits with medals covering them‚ selling poppies. Some wonder why they sit there all day‚ selling a simple red flower... Lest we forget... Remembrance day is defined as a commonwealth holiday that commemorates the men and women who lost their lives during the war. It’s observed at the 11th hour of the 11th day‚ of the 11th month‚ which is said to be when World War 1 officially ended. That was the first major war that occurred‚ killing over 9 million

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    Gallipoli

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    Between April 25 and December 18 1915 thousands of young Australian and New Zealand soldiers died on the beaches and cliffs of Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula! Although the expedition was a failure‚the courage and endurance of these men created the Anzac legend.! The British Plan! By 1915‚the British government had begun searching for a way to break the stalemate on the Western Front.! Winston Churchill‚head of the British Navy‚believed that Britain should use its warships to weaken Germany by attacking

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    event being the ANZAC’s landing on the wrong beach. The beach they were meant to land on (Brighton Beach initially called Z Beach) was heavily fortified and open to Turkish light and heavy fire so they thought it would be safer and easier to land in Anzac cove. However the terrain and Turkish defence led to the Turks having the upper hand anyway. It is still unknown whether the landing was intended to be kept secret until the last minute or whether it was unintended. It is believed that the mission

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    Gallipoli Historyzone2

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    21631 HistoryZone2Stg5_ch02 2.4 7/9/04 10:08 PM Baptism by fire The formation of the Anzacs Source A Sea of Gallipoli Marmara s GALLIPOLI lle PENINSULA ne da r Sari Bair Da Aegean Sea SUVLA BAY BRITISH ANZAC COVE ANZAC LANDING N Lone Pine TURKEY Krithia BRITISH FRENCH Page 40 Cape Helles Kum Kale EXTENT OF ALLIED ADVANCE The Gallipoli Peninsula showing military positions in 1915. Source B Bullets were thumping into us in the rowing boat. Men were being hit and killed all around me

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    The gallipoli campaign In 1915 ‚april ‚25th the birthday of the gallipoli campaign‚ the Anzacs prove to us that they are heroic soldiers and that they went through a lot of tough times.The report will be based on the Gallipoli campaign and will explain the following: Aim of the Gallipoli campaign which resulted in failure but showed the heroines of the anzacs‚battle of the nek‚the living conditions each anzac face‚heath of the soldiers and mate ship. Aim of Gallipoli Campaign The aim of the Gallipoli

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    Dear mother and father‚ There were about 12000 troops from the australian and new zealand corps “ the Anzacs” that were preparing for the war at Gallipoli. Our plan was to land on Gallipoli Peninsula in turkey‚ drive the turkish enemy back‚ capture the peninsula‚ then team up with the british and french to take the capital Constanople. Nearly 200 vessels assembled in the largest invasion force i’ve ever seen. During our journey i knew we were doomed to failure! Turks saw us coming and were ready

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