ACTION PLAN Maryam Farhan

Research Question
“Identify and analyse the trench warfare advancements in the
Gallipoli Campaign.”
The investigation is a research as well as a newspaper article.
In this, different aspects of the World War 1 Gallipoli Campaign will be
investigated, with the focus being trench warfare.
The aim of this investigation is to find out advancements and
improvements of trench warfare and weaponry that were created
and/or improved during the
World War 1 Gallipoli Campaign.
It would be reasonable to deduce that the investigated issue is
important because trench warfare would have obviously helped the
ANZACS in the war.
In the present, studying and identifying the weaponry used in the
Gallipoli Campaign would have helped historians understand how the
war played out, such as the weapons involved in it.
This also could have been a factor to figuring out why the ANZACS lost
the war, and whether it was because of their weapon disadvantages or
not.

Action Plan
Research Questions:
1. Could better warfare and weaponry have led the ANZACS to win?
2. Were there advancements of trench warfare owned by the Turks?
3. What was the importance of trench warfare in the ANZAC campaign?
4. Did the ANZAC landing affect the reason they lost in the war?
The first primary source I used in this investigation was a map of a region in
Turkey.
More specifically, the map of the Dardanelles and Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey,
including the ANZAC landings.
Watt, D, 2017, Gallipoli, Parliament of Australia, viewed 23 May 2021,
<https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/
Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1617/Quick_Guides/GallipoliFAQ>

This source helped answer the question:

Did the ANZAC landing affect the reason they lost in the war?
This map alone could not have answered the question, however this map along
with a few other sources could answer the question.
To find the answer to the research questions I used this source and the
secondary source 3, The Story of ANZAC, Volume II.
The second primary source I used were soldiers’ letter on Australia’s Role of
Honour, published by The Age newspaper.
I read through these to try and find how the beginning of the war went.
The Age, 1915, Soldiers’ Letters, Australia’s Role of Honour, viewed 22 May
2021, <https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35167084/letters-from-
australian-soldiers-with/>

This primary source aided in answering the two research questions:

Were there advancements of trench warfare owned by the Turks?
What was the importance of trench warfare in the ANZAC campaign?
This source provided us with an account of the ANZAC campaign from the
perspective of the soldiers.
The letters written by the soldier’s part of the ANZACs include small details
about the trench warfare in the war.
As well as that, they soldiers talk about the Turks’ trench warfare and
weapons, going on to calling their letters things such as “Gun Blown into Air”.
In letters like these, to summarise it, the soldiers say that the Turks are killing
them and are winning, going on to talk about the Turks’ weapons as well.
This answers one question, there were advancements of trench warfare
owned by the Turks.
The important of trench warfare is highlighted thoroughly in these series of
letters too.
The ANZACs had victorious feats as well in the campaign. In one letter, a
soldier recounts on the day before, in which he and 7 others wiped out about
5000 Turks using Bisley Shots, a form of weapon they had.
The first secondary source I used for my investigation was an article on the
Periscope rifle. This secondary source was important as in my newspaper
article, the Periscope rifle will be talked about, as that is the primary focus.
Periscope Rifle, 2019, Australian War Memorial, viewed 21 May 2021,
<https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/gallipoli/periscope_rifle>

This first secondary source helped answer the question:

Could better warfare and weaponry have, hypothetically, led the ANZACS to
win?
Through reading this article, we have derived that better weaponry obviously
puts the soldiers of that side at an advantage and thus, they have a higher
chance of winning the war. In a second similar source, “Dawn of the Legend:
The failed plan”, (linked below) it is stated and observed as to why the ANZACs
lost at the Gallipoli Campaign. The reasoning is simple; they were unable to
force their way through the Dardanelles, failing to push Turkey out of the war.
This boils the primary reason down to two main points: lack of soldiers and
lack of advanced warfare. The lack of advanced warfare answers the question.
Yes, better warfare and weaponry could have led the ANZACs to win the war.

The second secondary source:

Dawn of the Legend: The failed plan, 2021, Australian War Memorial,
viewed 23 May 2021,
<https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/dawn/plan>

The third secondary source that was used on my investigation was a detailed
account of the full ANZAC and Gallipoli Campaign.
Although I did not need the full account, I analysed the beginning as an
accuracy test to see how accurate my newspaper article was.
Bean, C.E.W, 1941, Volume II – The Story of ANZAC from 4 May 1915 to the
evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula 11th Edition, Australian War Memorial,
viewed 22 May 2020, <https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1069751>

This source helped answer the question:

Did the ANZAC landing affect the reason they lost in the war?
This source provides researchers with an accurate and specific recount of the
events of the war. I found some very useful information in snippets of this
volume. The landing did affect the reason that the ANZACs lost in the war.
The landing by the ANZACs was meant to block the Turkish troops. It did not,
and thus, the ANZACs appeared to have been at an obvious disadvantage, with
the Turks having the advantage of homeland as well.
Evaluation

Steps:
1. Gather all the research
2. Sort the research into categories (subheadings)
3. Write from the research about each category
4. Fill the article into a newspaper style (three columns)
5. Add related images to the article
6. Make sure everything necessary in a newspaper is included
a. Newspaper name
b. Dare
c. Heading
d. By-line
e. Author
f. Third person
g. Paragraphs
h. Summary

Some issues that occurred during my research were, firstly, historical accuracy. I had to
double check each one of my resources before using it to make sure that it was indeed
relevant and accurate to the topic of the ANZAC campaign and the subtopic of trench
warfare.

Another issue that occurred was when, sometimes, I didn’t know what to research to find
what I was looking for and needed. This led to an extended time of unnecessary searching,
sometimes in the wrong areas before I realised.

I could have minimised the issue of historical accuracy easily, reflecting now. Knowing what
websites to look in is very important during research. There are some sources that are
hoaxes out there. Websites such as government websites provide researchers with truthful
accounts on the various topics.

However, I cannot think of many ways I could minimise the issue of not knowing where to
research. Perhaps, looking through books in a library could help be more specific. Asking
teachers for researching advice could help as well.