WORLD WAR 1
World War One was a war fought primarily in Europe where millions of people died. While the events of Gallipoli should continue to be commemorated, there needs to be more focus on the significant events of Australia’s involvement on the Western Front. starter the causes of World War One and why Australia became involved, why Australians enlisted, where they fought and the experiences of soldiers on different campaigns. stater the commemoration of World War One today and the effect on the Australian public. World War One occurred due to rising conflicts between nations, and Australia became involved due to its ties to Britain. World War One occurred in a time of high tension. For decades tensions had been rising between the superpowers
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Australian soldiers fought in different places in the world. Australian soldiers first battle of world war one was a small battle to capture German Guinea in late 1914. In 1915 the Australian army joined the fight on the western front but this was only a small proportion of the AIF. The rest of the AIF joined the the New Zealand at gallipoli to make a push for the turkish capital of constantinople, this campaign would become the ANZAC’s most famous battle. In the start of 1917 the gallipoli campaign was a failure and almost all AIF divisions were moved to the western front they served out the rest of the war. Some divisions of the light horse were moved to egypt to continue to attack the turks in the middle east. The soldiers had different experiences on these campaigns. On the western the conditions were horrible, the roads going away from the front line were always lined with injured soldiers that were missing legs, arms or still screaming in pain. The mud in france was so bad that in winter men and horses drowned in the mud. The soldiers had to clamber over bodies just to move around the trench. Bodies weren’t being buried fast enough a soldier from the Somme diary says “he was badly wounded Saturday night and died early on Sunday morning.” It then goes on to state that “He and his colleagues were rescued, but spent three days without food.”(The Guardian, …show more content…
The ANZAC soldiers left behind the ANZAC legend a legend of courage humour. The war effected Australia not just with the loss of its sons but also Australia’s economy which took a large hit when almost all fit young men went to war which left job shortages all around australia. In late 1916 the number of men enlisting to fight was decreasing so Australian government was forced into having not one but two referendums on conscription both of which failed. After the war Australia went into large sums of debt as they were paying a returned soldiers pension and the widows of men killed got a pension to as men were the moneymakers of the household at this time. The positive effect of the war for Australia was that they were finally recognised on a world stage as a force to reckoned with due to the supreme sacrifice the Diggers made. The Australian public now commemorate the sacrifice made for them by having ANZAC day every year. Today we commemorate the sacrifice by tending to their graves on foreign shores there are prayers said and wreaths laid on ANZAC day when we remember their sacrifice. There are walks across ANZAC cove with memorial scattered throughout. Though we commemorate Gallipoli more than the western front this is unjust to the 10’s of thousands of men who died on the western front as some of Australia’s most respected battles were fought on the western front
The ANZAC’s spent a whole two day marching to Krithia. By the time we had reached Krithia the Australian men were already tired. But as the battle commenced at 10am on May 6th the Australian men picked up their 22’s and fought like it was their last day on Earth. This is something that all Australians should be proud of the amazing sprit and effort put in by the “support” troops requested by the British and French. The evidence shows that Australians were only a “ring-in” by Hunter-Weston to give the British forces a hand.
On August 4th 1914 Britain declared war on Germany for violating Belgian neutrality. Australia as allies soon followed and sent troops who departed to Gallipoli in October 1914 along with troops from France, New Zealand and Britain. As the war continued the troops travelled to The Western front where 5,533 soldiers were seriously injured in only 24 hours, by the end of the year the list of casualties grew 40,000. In 1917, 76,836 soldiers were added to the list of casualties in battles in Bullecourt, Messines, and the four-month operation around Ypres, recognised as the battle of Passchendaele. For Australia, World War 1 remains the most damaging conflict in terms of deaths and casualties.
Australian’s are prideful of past endeavours in war and celebrate this twice a year in ANZAC day on the 25th of April and Remembrance Day on the 11th of November. They celebrate this because the war represented the ultimate from the mateship. A prime example of this was the battle of Gallipoli, were the Australian soldiers (diggers)
World War One began on the 1914, which Germans and the Britain’s started. Australian and New Zealand troops known as the ANZAC, help fight with the British Army. Many Australians died fighting for the Britain’s, also many died in their own homes, or coming back. They died either from a disease, or they ended up taking their own lives with all the memories they had. Those who survived, didn’t live a happy life.
Peter Pedersen, historian consultant of the federal Government’s WWI centenary, says while Australians rightly commemorate the fighting at Gallipoli, the battles at Villers-Bretonneux should be given higher prominence in regards to Australian Involvement in World War
Australian troops, also known as the ANZAC's, believed that if all of the ANZAC troops attacked Turkey, it would shorten World War 1 greatly. However, their plan of taking down Turkey had failed, they did not take into account all of the possible outcomes. They believed that if they could take down Turkey, the ANZAC soldiers main target would be threatened. Turkey was on the side of Germany, Austro-Hungary etc. Australia wanted to take down Turkey for a main purpose, threaten Austro-Hungary.
The women mostly took on the roles of that the men had been doing, such as working in heavy industry, farming, and forestry, railways, busses and taxi drivers. Woman had to deal with many consequences cause by the war such as, looking after children, family responsibilities, shortages of resources, living with fears of the future, grief and trauma of losing loved ones. The outbreak of World War 1 was caused by a man called Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated which other nations thought of as a threat. World War 1 started from 1914-18. Australia’s involvement began when Britain needed more soldiers to fight in the war.
During World War 1, more than sixty-five million men from thirty different countries fought. The Gallipoli campaign overshadows the Western Front campaign when considering Australia’s involvement in and commemoration of World War 1. A commemoration is remembering those who have passed away. The Western Front went from 1914 to 1918 and was situated from north-east France to Belgium. Many casualties were lost on the Western Front, the conditions were challenging, and Australia was involved in many of the battles.
How was conflict created between the Australians and Germans? (Intro) When WW1 was announced in Australia on the 4th of August 1914, every German person living in Australia was treated with hostility and suspicion as Germany was an enemy to Australia, all Australians thought that the Germans would support Germany, thus the conflict was created. Focus questions: 1. What was the impact for Germans living in Australia during WW1?
World War 1 was a devastating period for Australia and Australian’s alike. It was the costliest conflict that Australia has participated in throughout its history, with casualties, both fatal and non-fatal, one of the largest on a per capita basis of the allied nations. 1917 was an arduous year and has been described as “the worst year of the Great War”. There are many reasons why 1917 was a difficult year for all Australians but also why it was not “the worst year of the Great War”. Australian troops, all volunteers, were tough, brave and highly valued in the war.
Australia’s international relationships had a significant impact in World War 2, and this was because of Australian’s security was threatened by Japan, because Australia was sacred of Britain not doing a great job helping us against Japan, so there was one chance to save them and that was to call America for help. When a number of Australian troops returned from the Middle East after John Curtin ordered them to complete an action in Syria. This led to a bad relationship with the British prime minister, Winston Churchill, because Britain want Australia to help them in the war against Germany. As all Australians knew Britain were the ‘mother country’ they will help them but John Curtin went against the partnership with Britain and want to defend Australia, not send all troops to Britain. Curtin invited the Commander of Allied Forces in the Pacific, Douglas MacArthur to help out Australia for the Japanese invasion which made drastic change in Australia’s relation with Britain and USA.
World War I, 1914-1918, was the 'Great War ', the 'war to finish all wars '. in this conflict, the foremost necessary piece of ground was the 'Western Front ' in France and European nation wherever nice battles were fought with names that were once unit words in Australia — Fromelles, the Somme, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele and Villars–Bretonneux. Of the quite 295,000 Australians UN agency served during this theatre of war within the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), 46,000 lost their lives and 132,000 were wounded. The Western Front was the most theatre of war throughout warfare I.
Not only the war had a massive effect on the Indigenous in Australia, The war was a huge boom to the Australian economy and as it turned out another massive factor. As many Australian fundamental products were purchased as could be produced, and secondary, subsidiary industries manufactured many ‘modern’ items for the services. Many men and women retired and fled their careers to accompany the armed forces leading to a ‘deficit’ of labour. New commerce and businesses need to have been created to fund the troops with combat weapons, uniforms and ammunition. Scarce goods needed to be controlled by the Australian Government in enhancing better buying and selling and in ensuring that everyone received a fair share.
Many soldiers experienced stress, fear, isolation, and trauma on the battlefield. This would often impact their ability to think clearly. Moreover, guilt towards the deaths of teammates was common. Soldiers often thought that they were responsible for the death of a soldier. Since treatment options during the Kokoda campaign were limited, they were often expected to get on with their duties.
Australia’s experiences of World War II were significant for Australia and impacted on the shaping of our national identity. Australia 's response to entry into World War II in 1939 differed from Australia 's entry into World War I in 1914. Reasons for this includes attitudes towards war changing after gaining the knowledge and experiencing consequences of World War I, the conditions and lead up to World War II as well as Australia’s strong support for Britain. Firstly, the attitude of Australians changed due to World War 3I proving that war was not glamourous or exciting like it was assumed. During the lead up to World War II Australians had already struggled to survive through the depression and were now required to survive at war.