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specific
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Why/How
was
Australia
involved?

Boer War

1899
1902

As part of the
British
umpire,
Britains
colonial
Australian
soldiers were
required to
assist Britain
in the Boer
War.

a) Eland's
River

4th June
1900

Australia was
included in
the Elands
River siege as
it was an
important
British post
which soldiers
could easily
advance from
and received
supplies.

Significance to
Australia. (5 dot
points)

b) Breaker
Morant

Executed Breaker
in 1902 Morant, an

Australian
soldier, was
enlisted to
fight in the
Boer War while
he was in
Britain.

First time Australia

had been called
upon to experience
the hardships of
trench warfare.
4 New South Wales
Citizen Bushmen
fought alongside
British and South
African soldiers. All
4 of these soldiers
were killed.
The post was
defended by
soldiers from 5 of
the 6 Australian
colonies.
Harry Morant and
two other
Australians,
Lieutenants Peter
Handcock and
George Witton, were
arrested, tried and
executed for the
murder of 12 Boer
prisoners.
This sparked great

World War 1

28 July
1914 11 Conflict
Novembe between
Britain and
r 1918

Germany
caused a war.
As part of the
commonwealth
, Australian
enthusiastically
enlisted to
fight in the war.

debate in Australia
as their neither
there execution, trial
nor arrest was
reported to
Australian
authorities.
There is evidence to
prove that Lord
Kitchener, an Irish
commander in
charge of Morant,
ordered them to
take no prisoners.
There are still
petitions today to
clear/pardon
Breaker Morant and
his fellow Australian
soldiers of this
crime.

At the start of WW1

Australians enlisted
with enthusiasm

Individual battles in
the war lead to
establishment of 'The
Australian soldier' and
sentiments of
courage/bravery/resili
ence/

Created heroes and

established patriotism
and identity for the
Aussie digger

Blood was lost and in

doing so created a
real sense of loss for
the country and
created legends
(identity)

Impacts on morale:
Sense of pride/hope
and satisfaction when

battles were won

a) Gallipoli

Landing:
April 25,
Landing/Evacu 1915
ation
Evacuatio
n:
Decembe
r 19-20,
1915

The objective
of the battle
was to seize
the Gallipoli
Peninsula in
order to
suppress the
Turkish
defences
guarding the
Dardanelles.
The Australian
and New
Zealand Army
Corps
(ANZACs) were

Significant deaths in
WW1 through front
line or injuries many
lives were sacrificed
for the idea of
freedom and
independence

Impact on the
workforce females
were introduced into
the workforce and had
to work in factories /
interpreters/hospitals
as a result of the men
that were leaving to
go to war.

Back home a
resentment for
Germany built Australian Germans
were often
marginalized.

War made
improvements in
technology (FYI
Vegemite was created
as an easy and
nutritional treat!

The commanders on
the boats taking the
soldiers to their
landing point missed
it because of the
heavy Turkish fire
and the fact it was
night. Because of
this, out of the
16,000 men that
landed, over 2,000
Australians had
been killed or

sent to do so.

After harsh
conditions
and the
failure to gain
land, the
ANZACs were
evacuated.
b) Lone Pine

c) The Nek

d) Fromelles

August 6,
1915
August
10, 1915

July 19,
1916
July 20,
1916

July 19,
1916
July 20,
1916

The Battle of
Lone Pine was
originally
planned as a
diversion and
carried out by
the ANZACs.

A narrow ridge
along the coast
fought by
Australia as
part of the
Gallipoli
campaign.

British military
operation on
the Western
front under
the

wounded.
The cove at which
they mistakenly
landed is now
ANZAC Cove.
ANZAC spirit
founded

One of the most

famous battles at
Gallipoli included
the ANZACs.

Resulted in over
2000 Australian
casualties.

ANZACs became
known for their
bravery as they had
to jump in through
the rooves of enemy
trenches to combat.

Australian 3rd Light

horse brigade

Won by the Ottoman

Empire (Australia
lost)

372 Australians of
the 600 lost their
lives

Greatest loss of
Australian lives in
24 hrs.

e) Battle of
Messines

f) Battle of
Beersheba

June 7,
1917
June 14,
1917

October
31, 1917

commonwealth
, Australians
were sent to
fight.

5533 casulties in 1
night of battle.

A battle
against the
German forces
in Flanders,
Belgium, which
resulted in an
Allied victory.
Australia,
under the
allied forces
fought against
Germany.

First time that the

Australian 3rd
division aw service
on the western
front.

Australian miners
dug tunnels under
enemy lines to set
up explosives to
blow the enemy
trenches up.

2000 Australians
died due to a gas
attach by the
Germans.

The ANZACs and the

Australian Mounted
Divisions were
involved.

The Australians
helped the Allied
Forces break
through Beersheba
so they could
advance further into
the Turkish empire.

31 light horsemen
were killed and 36
were injured during
the attack.

30 of the
Australians horses

Australians
fought
alongside
Britain to seize
the town of
Beersheba.

died.
World War 2
Septembe
r 1, 1939

Septembe
r 2, 1945
February
19, 1942
a) Tobruk

b) Kokoda

10 April
1941

July and
Novembe
r 1942

b) Bombing of February
Darwin
19, 1942

A siege that
lasted for 241
days during
the Western
Desert
Campaign
fought by
Australians
under the
Allied Forces
against the
Axis powers.

The Kokoda
Track
Campaign
was part of
the Pacific
War of World
War II. It was
fought
between the
Japanese and
allied (mostly
Australian)
forces in PNG.

Due to
Darwins
strategic
position,
Australia had
set up
military bases
around the

An Australian, Leslie
Morsehead, was the
commander for this
battle.
The Rats of Tobruk
749 Australian deaths

Resulted in an Allied
victory
Prevented Japan
invading Australia
we would not live
the lives we live
today if at all if it
werent for the
soldiers who gave
their lives to defend
Australia.
625 killed
1055 wounded
Over 4000 sick

Darwins pre war

population: 5,800
Caused over of
Darwins population
to flee south.
2000 evacuated
Australians:

town. By
World War II,
Darwin had
become an
important
Allied Powers
military base.
205 bombs
dropped by
Japanese.

235 killed
300400 wounded
30 aircraft
destroyed[2]
8 vessels sunk
3 vessels grounded
25 ships damaged