The Wars

Wars
Boer War
a) Eland's River
When did the

event occur?
Give specific
dates.
1899 - 1902
a) 4 16 August,
1900
b) Breaker Morant
c) 16 January,
1902
World War 1
1914 1918
a) Gallipoli
a) 25 April,
landing
18-20 December
1915, evacuation
Landing/Evacuatio
n
b) Lone Pine
c) The Nek
d) Fromelles
b) 6-10 August,
1915
e) Battle of
Messines
f) Battle of
Beersheba
c) 7 August, 1915
Why/How was
Australia
involved?
Significance to
Australia. (5 dot
points)
Australia was
involved because
they were allied
with Britain, so
they had to offer
troops to the
British Empire to
fight in South
Africa.
- Australians were
fighting in the war
- We were trying
to prove our
worth to Britain
- Australia didnt
want to get on
Germanys bad
side
- Australia was on
the verge of
becoming a
federation
- It was the first
conflict in which
Australian forces
were engaged as
a nation with the
Federal
Government
a) It showed the
Australians would
follow orders and
were full of
courage. It
showed they
would put their
lives on the line
for the British.
8,159 deaths,
26,111 Australian
casualties.
a) Advertised as
propaganda
(travelling the
world) supporting
mother country
(Britain) support
British Empire.
Serve for their
country
a) Britain/Lord
Kitchener realised
that it was the
wrong beach and
didnt have the
resources to take
over.
b) The battle of
Lone Pine was
originally
intended as a
diversion from
attempts by New
Zealand and
Australian units to
force a break out
from the ANZAC
perimeter.
b) It stated
Australias power.
c) Four waves of
Australians were
d) 19-20 July,
1916
e) 7-14 June,
1915
f) 31 October,
1917
World War 2
a) Tobruk
b) Kokoda
c) Bombing of
Darwin
1939 1945
a) 10 April 27
November 1941
b) July 1942
November 1942
c) 19 February
1942
c) The Australians
attacked and
occupied the
Turkish frontline
positions as a part
of supporting
attacks to
position
themselves on
higher ground.
d) To stop German
troops moving to
the battle of
Somme.
e) For the
Australian
Imperial force as
it was the first
time that the 3rd
Australian division
saw service on
the Western Front.
10,000 missing,
7,200 taken
prisoner.
f) The Australian
Light horse
Brigade was
engaged in a
battle that has
been noted as the
greatest charge in
Australian Light
Horse history. It
took place 34
miles away from
Jerusalem in the
town of
Beersheba.
a) The rats of
Tobruk were
mostly Australian
soldiers. They had
to stop the
Germans invading
Egypt by
defending the
town and its
harbour. The town
had a military
base and used to
killed before
reaching the
enemy line. There
were 372
casualties out of
the 600 men who
fought in the
battle.
d) 7,000 killed,
400 captured all
in 24 hours.
e) Australia was
used as physical
power by Britain.
f) Men killed: 31
Men wounded: 36
Horses killed: 70
Horses wounded:
60
The battle was
caused when the
Egyptians
attacked the
Yildirim Army
group. The
ANZACs were
captured in the
late afternoon
although they had
a strong defence.
a) Australias first
major battle of
WWII. Fought in
difficult conditions
with intense heat,
cold nights, dust
storms and they
had to live in dugouts and caves.
They only had
guns whereas the
enemy had
harbour to
transport
supplies.
b) Australia had
to stop the
Japanese from
advancing and
ultimately
capturing Port
Moresby. If Port
Moresby was
captured, the
Japanese would
use it to launch
bombing attacks
on north
Queensland.
c) Darwin was
attacked by Japan
on the 19
February 1942
and was led by
the same
commander
responsible for
Pearl Harbour.
The Australians
fought back with
10 fighter planes
however only one
survived the first
attack. The first
attack went for 40
minutes and an
hour after that a
second one
followed lasting
25 minutes.
bombs and tanks

as well. They
didnt surrender
or retreat no
matter how
difficult it was.
Out of the
approximately
14,000 Australian
troops, 3,000
were killed or
injured.
b) 625 Australians
killed and 1680
wounded. Known
as the most
significant battle
fought by
Australians in
WWII. They had to
fight in terrible
conditions (mud,
humidity,
diseases) in the
jungle.
c) 64 raids on
Darwin and 33
raids on other
targets in
Northern Territory.
It was the largest
Japanese attack
since Pearl
Harbour. There
were 27 allied
ships and 30
aircraft in Darwin
at the time.
Australia lost 900
people, 77
aircraft, several
ships and military
facilities. 16
December 1941
an official
evacuation was
ordered by the Air
Raid Precautions
to evacuate
women and
children (1966 in
total) from Darwin
in case of an
attack.
WWI Significant points
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/resilience
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
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!)

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At the start of WW1 Australians enlisted with enthusiasm

Individual battles in the war lead to establishment of 'The Australian

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

Back home a resentment for Germany built - Australian Germans were

War made improvements in technology (FYI Vegemite was created as an

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