Gallipoli

Research questions
1. Determine the value of the Gallipoli campaign and why the Anzac memorials are important to
modern day Australians.

2. What is the investigation?

The investigation is to research the events of what happened at Anzac Cove in 1915 and identify the
significance to Australians now.
3. What are the aims of the investigation?
To find out what happened during the Gallipoli battle and identify the significance of it to modern Australians.
4. Why do you think that the investigated issue is important?
The significance of the events at Gallipoli are unknown to me exactly but I do know that it has affected a lot of
Australians and people living in Australia even now. The amount of talk about in the media and the significance
of it when ANZAC day comes around shows that it is very significant and is a meaningful time for a lot of
people.

Action Plan

1. What are the focus questions for your investigation?

- What exactly happened at the Gallipoli battle between the Turks and ANZACs?
The British let the Gallipoli camaign in 1915. The objective was to get the allied forced through the
dardanelles, take over Contstantinople (Istanbul) and force Turkey out of the war. In a series of
unfortunate events, the Australian forces landed on Gallipoli, 20-10km north from their original
destination on the 25th April 1915. The shoreline was steep and uneven, making fighting difficult, and
the Turkish defences defended their land feircefully, with neither side gaining much land. The fight
lasted over six months, ending with the ANZACs evacuating on the 20th December in the early
morning. The allied forces had around 46,000 deaths, and the Turkish defenses had around 65,000. The
loss wasn’t significant at the time during the war, but the battle has become extremely significant to
both Australians, New Zealanders and the Turkish.
- What is so important about the Gallipoli campaign?
At the time when it happened, the Gallipoli campaign was not significant at all. It didn’t mean much at
all to the overall outcome of the war. Overtime, the
- The experiences of soldiers who fought there (from both sides)

2. What primary and secondary sources did you use for the investigation? (Use at least 2
primary and 2 secondary sources). Make sure you have referenced the sources.

3. Provide a brief description of each source and its usefulness in answering the focus questions.
Include the sources and a brief description of each.
Evaluating
1. Provide for and against the significance of the Anzac memorials to Modern Day Australians .
Why the memorials ARE significant: Anzac memorials commemorate and are there to remember the sacrifice of
the people that died as a result of the battle at Gallipoli in 1915. Contrary to the name, the Anzac memorials are
not only to remember the happenings of the Gallipoli battle, but to remember and commemorate the deaths of all
Australians in military operations. This allows people of other nations to also develop new relationships with
Australians as they are also connected in ways to the wars commemorated in the memorials. Even though the
Gallipoli campaign is considered a ‘military failure’, the qualities shown by the soldiers at the time were what
laid down the foundation of Australian military action in modern times and even are known as the defining
characteristics of Australian people to this day. Memorials allow those who are grieving to feel a sense of
purpose reassurance as well.
Why the memorials ARENT significant: Anzac Day memorials glorify war, in the way that they make it seem
that war is a good thing that should be celebrated but commemorating the lives lost in them. It may also not be
significant in the way that people may not know much about the Anzac legend, so they generally don’t celebrate
or talk about what happened at Gallipoli in 1915 because they simply don’t understand it.
2. Propose (3) reasons why the Anzac memorials are important to Modern Day Australians
- The younger generation - A lot of the soldiers who were part of the battle were young and had little to
no war experience. During the eight-month battle, these young soldiers displayed immense bravery,
endurance and companionship with their fellow soldiers and these characteristics are extremely evident
in today’s Australian society. Many young Australians and New Zealanders take inspiration and look
up to these fallen soldiers as role-models, enlisting in the Army even now and taking part in Anzac Day
memorials.
- Family - Family of soldiers who served in WWI also have more a connection to Anzac Day, as the
people that would have served in the war would be only 3-4 generations away from the people around
today. In families many stories and information would be passed down through generations, keeping
the Anzac Day legend alive for generations to come. Those who are grieving get a sense of recognition
and reassurance in the memorials as well.
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3. What were some issues that occurred during your research?

4. Reflect on how you could have minimised those issues and improve your action plan.
 References (not cited)
- https://www.anzacmemorial.nsw.gov.au/our-stories/history-anzac-
memorial#:~:text=The%20Anzac%20Memorial%20was%20intended,
%E2%80%9CAnzac%E2%80%9D%20was%20first%20attached.

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ATL SELF REFLECTION:

Thinking skills:

Skill demonstration: Yes No

Think critically, analysing and evaluating issues and ideas

Be creative in generating novel ideas and considering new perspectives

Transfer skills and knowledge across disciplines and subject groups

Research:

Skill demonstration: Yes No

Collect, record, verify, analyse and interpret data

Access information to be informed and inform others

 Make connections between various sources of information

Find and use appropriate sources

Present information in a variety of formats and platforms

Understand and implement intellectual property rights

Identify primary and secondary resources

Create references and citations and construct a bibliography according to recognized

conventions

ATL skills comment:

What ATL skills did you use to complete this task?
How can you improve in future?
What were your strengths / weaknesses with regards to the requirements for each of the ATL?
Explain below.

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