1. Title: Gallipoli STARTER: These biscuits reached £290 pounds at auction. Why?

2. A pair of World War One army ration biscuits -Lt Lionel Bruce Charles, who fought at the Gallipoli/Dardanelles campaign against the Ottoman Empire in 1915 owned them. The biscuits, labelled "used by troops in Sulva Bay", are made out of flour, salt and water and were expected to fetch between £40 and £60.

3. Gallipoli Campaign L.O: Describe the events of the expedition
Critique the plan of the British
Create a report on the events that occurred

4. Listen to the song and answer the question in the first section on your sheet..

5. During the First World War Australia contributed 322,000 soldiers, of whom more than 280,000 were casualties. Just under 60,000 Australians were killed, the highest death-rate suffered by any national army in the war.
S Yelland KHS

6. In Groups a) Does this song support or is it against the war
In Groups   a) Does this song support or is it against the war? Explain your answer making reference to the song and also the music.     C) What are the good things about using a source like this to find out about the past?

7. Turkey had joined the War on the German side in October 1914
Turkey had joined the War on the German side in October In December 1914 Turkey attacked Russia as well in the hope of regaining land in the Balkans.
Winston Churchill
HELLO! I am Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Myself and some other believe that Germany and Austria-Hungary could be weakened by attacking Turkey in the East.

8. Who were the ANZACS?

9. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)

10. THE PLAN The Gallipoli Plan
Turkey controlled the Dardanelles – the narrow entrance to the Black Sea - and this was stopping Britain getting supplies through to Russia, and perhaps even troops.
If Britain could land troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula – they could take the Dardanelles, and then go on to take Constantinople, the capital of Turkey.
Then other nearby countries like Greece, Romania and Bulgaria might join in on Britain’s side, and help the Allies to win the War, by attacking Germany from the East.
S Yelland KHS

11. What problems would you face when trying to attack this beach
What problems would you face when trying to attack this beach? – Brainstorm 2 minutes

14. THE REALITY

15. Slaughter On The Beaches
The operation was badly planned and went wrong almost as soon as it began.
The navy attacked first, and destroyed 4 Turkish forts.
2) But they gave the Turks enough time to reform and three British battleships were sunk by mines.

17. Slaughter On The Beaches – Gallipoli 1915
3) Then soldiers were sent to attack. They were caught on the beaches without cover and were mown down by Turkish fire from the hills above.
5) So these troops had to dig in and a new kind of trench warfare started on the Eastern Front – except that conditions were much hotter and they lacked supplies.

18. "Bullets struck fireworks out of the stones along the beach
"Bullets struck fireworks out of the stones along the beach. The men did not wait to be hit, but wherever they landed they simply rushed straight up the steep slopes. Other small boats...were digging for the beach with oars. These occupied the attention of the Turks in the trenches, and almost before the Turks had time to collect their senses, the first boatloads were well up towards the trenches. Few Turks awaited the bayonet. "
Australian official correspondent, and later official war historian, CEW (Charles) Bean on the island of Imbros, 1915.

19. The charge of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade at the Nek.
What can you infer from this painting? (3 marks)
S Yelland KHS

20. Eventually….
December ,000 soldiers were withdrawn.

21. "HMS Cornwallis, the last ship to leave Gallipoli in the evacuation of December 1915, returns fire to the Turkish guns shelling her as she prepares to sail. In the background stores at Suvla Bay, set alight to prevent their use by the Turks, can be seen burning.”

23. Gallipoli Answer these questions in your book – FULL Sentences
1. Who thought it was a good idea to attack Turkey? (HINT: ) 2. What countries are the ANZACS from? 3. What is the name of the sea that Britain wanted to be in control of? (HINT: ) 4. And why did they want control of this sea? 5. Name 4 problems the soldiers faced? 6. British navy attacked first and destroyed how many Turkish bases? 7. What month did they withdraw troops? (HINT: ) 8. How many troops had to be withdrawn?

24. 251, 000 Turkish deaths (60% of soldiers were killed or injured)
Gallipoli, 1915.
220, 000 British, Australian and New Zealand deaths (59% of soldiers were killed or injured)
251, 000 Turkish deaths (60% of soldiers were killed or injured)

25. The battle lasted 8 months; we LOST – BIG TIME…
The Numbers
The battle lasted 8 months; we LOST – BIG TIME…

26. 27750 British / Australian / New Zealanders were killed or injured every month…

27. This equals roughly 925 causalities a day…

28. So, roughly 39 casualties an hour…

29. Today, as of 4th December 2014, there have been 453 deaths in the 13 years the British Army has been fighting in Afghanistan…

30. Produce a newspaper article on the sheet I have handed you
Produce a newspaper article on the sheet I have handed you. The best one will receive a phone call home.