The Gallipoli campaign was located at the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire‚ Turkey. The Gallipoli campaign was the battle of Gallipoli in World War 1. The battle lasted from the 25th of April 1915 to the 9th of January 1916. The countries involved in the Gallipoli campaign include mostly Australia‚ New Zealand against Germany and Turkey. Britain and France were also involved but they mostly battled at sea. The Gallipoli campaign was necessary in order for the English to have passage for
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Minimalism‚ Maya Lin and Vietnam Memorial Discussion “Minimal art is characterized by its simplicity in both form and content‚ where personal expression is removed in order to achieve this. The intention of minimalist artists is to allow the audience to view a composition more intensely because the distractions of theme etc. have been removed”. Minimalism can be detected as early as the 18th century where the artist Goethe constructed an Alatar of Good Fortune that consisted of a stone sphere and
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Compare and contrast the experiences of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli and Kokoda Just the words Gallipoli and Kokoda evoke such vivid imagery in our minds of war‚ hardship and struggle. Australia’s involvement in Gallipoli suggests a sense of mate ship‚an Anzac legend‚ created out of total confusion. Kokoda however calls to mind a war of ideologies and of survival. But both events have their similarities and differences - how and why they started‚ troop experiences and how they ended and
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first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. Due to the effects of the war to the soldiers‚ sailors and families‚ organisations were formed during World War One to support them. During the Gallipoli battle Australia lost 8‚000 men‚ where as the Turks lost approximately 85‚000 men. Although they lost 10 times as many soldiers as we did‚ the Turkish people respect our need to commemorate on their land. ANZAC Day is a day where all Australians
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that has been made by these remarkable individuals. The war is now described a devastating period of time where battles were won and lost‚ where soldiers marched to protect their family and country‚ where heroes were made and lives were lost. Gallipoli was not just Australia’s first ww1 battle it was Australia’s first battle as a united nation. It is a battle that has left a permanent imprint in our nation.
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Should we ‘Tone Down’ ANZAC Day to be considerate of ethnic minorities in Australia? Of course not. But a substantial amount of Anglo-Australians believe that we should. This makes absolutely no sense at all. Why would anyone be offended by ANZAC day‚ we are remembering the brave men and women who have fought and died for this country‚ as well as the ones that continue to fight for our country overseas. I don’t see how anyone may be offended by that‚ except for maybe the Turkish or the Germans
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defining can be narrowed down to bravery‚ humour and sacrifice. In Australia the ANZAC legend has been personified by one man; John Simpson Kirkpatrick‚ A.K.A ‘the man with the donkey’. Simpson arrived at Gallipoli on the 25th of April‚ 1915‚ with the rest of the ANZAC contingent. He was only at Gallipoli for 24 days yet‚ amazingly he managed to save approximately 300 men‚ from a certain death. As a result his heroism can be compared to few‚ and sources show that he was admired by most. “He was the most
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caught up in the War commitment. Jim enlists in the Infantry. He forces his family to sign the form to allow him to enlist saying he would go anyway and not write to them‚ and he was going in place of his Dad. His early training was at Broadmeadows. Gallipoli begins and Jims training continues at Seymour‚ then the battalion is shipped out. The trip to war on the “Berrima” sharing his secrets with Cec. They had a stopover in Colombo then landing at their arrival at Cairo. Arriving at Egypt to train there
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“A ruined land on the edge of a precipice …bloody battles with various enemies … years of struggle and then‚ respected at home and abroad‚ a new country‚ a new society‚ a new state‚ and to achieve these‚ ceaseless reforms – this is‚ in a word‚ the Turkish Revolution.” Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 1. Introduction Mustafa Kemal Ataturk‚ the commander of the Turkish War of Independence‚ is still considered by many Turks as their national hero and a great leader. Even after 75 years since his death‚ Ataturk’s
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Australians at home and abroad celebrated Anzac Day on 25 April 2015 as they do every year‚ but that year was a little different. It was the centenary of the landing at Gallipoli in Turkey by Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac)‚ an ill-fated initiative that ended with the deaths of 216‚000 Anzacs. This day has become an iconic event in Australia’s national identity‚ with an increasing public involvement and a broader focus that now includes Australian soldiers in WWII (1939-45) and Vietnam
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