Also to commemorate the lives lost in the 8 month period spent by ANZAC forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula. 25 April 1915, the day Australians and New Zealanders landed at Gallipoli and the beginning of the Anzac legend. The landing at dawn was written in history, as the first time Australian troops went into action as their own independent army. ... However, back in Australia, men were still supporting their mates at war by continuously enlisting one by one. ... Australia was also involved in a battle against Germany in 1918, where we lost an awful amount of 65000 heroic men that fought h...

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Troops of the 1st Australian Division were the first ashore at ANZAC Cove, as it is now known, followed closely by the New Zealand and Australian Division. ... For at the time of outbreak of war, Australia was a very young nation - only 14 years old. ... The young men of the day had had drilled into them by history, legend, verse, story and song that real nationhood is forged in battle. ... Then in reflecting on history, Churchill said "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it!" For New Zealand and Australia, we may not have the luxury of being able to write our own histories as we...

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The major European countries controlled colonies all around the world; for example, Britain had the largest empire, with control of nations including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. ... The assassination is the event most commonly considered to have been the most direct cause of World War I, but without the impact of a sequence of subtly related elements it would have never created such an impact on world history....

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