2. Australia became involved in World War 1 for three main reasons. Australia is a country of its own, they still had a mother country, Britain. So Australia went to the world war in order to help the British soldiers. Secondly, if Australia became involved in the World War, they would have gained respect from the greater countries. Andrew Fisher promised that if they were to help ‘stand behind’ their mother country, they would be showing their loyalty and to gain respect from the other greater countries.

3. During the world war over 8 million soldiers died and in Turkey an estimated 12 million civilians lost their lives. 416,809 men Australian enrolled, of which over 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner.

4. Conscription is compulsory assignment for state service, typically into the military. Over 3,000,000 men volunteered to serve in the British Armed Forces during the first two years of the war. The British introduced Conscription on the 2 nd of March in 1916. Conscription was when the country needed men to fight in the war. Like the saying "your country needs YOU". It occurred obviously because they needed men to fight!

5. The world war started when a Serbian man by the name of Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Astro-Hungarian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand. This was in response to Hungary threatening Serbia to hand over Princip or else. Because of this the Hungarians were going to invade Serbia but Russia threatened them not to. Since Russia had threatened Hungary, Germany threatened Russia as they were trying to protect Hungary because of their treaty. Meanwhile, France and England made a threat to Germany as they had a treaty with Russia. Japan helped both these countries because they had a treaty with Britain

6. This article is named ‘what has the war done to the world’ and it tells us how much the war has affected things like literature, the arts, the economy and medicine and in addition it also informs us about how much money a country has to spend on war. The article has a has an important picture of the dogs in the canine ambulance division helping the injured soldiers struggling on the battlefield. This article lives up to its name and it reads, ‘Real dogs of war, red cross aids on way to battlefields strewn with wounded

7. Australian New Zealand Army Corps Australian New Zealand Army Corps The original ANZAC biscuit was known as an ANZAC wafer or tile and was part of the rations given to ANZAC soldiers during World War I. They were included instead of bread because they had a much longer shelf life ANZAC was originally named the Australasian Army Corps. However protests from New Zealand led to the adoption of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Administration clerks found the title too long and adopted the abbreviation of ANZAC.

8. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. “Lest We Forget” is a phrase made popular in 1897 by Rudyard Kipling.

9. The ANZACS arrived in Cairo on the 4 th of November 1914, they were then tasked to build camp by the shadows of the Pyramids. They were planning to secure the beach head for two Australian platoons. One that consisted of 1500 men and the other, 2500 soldiers. Beach-head: A defended position on a beach taken from the enemy by landing forces. Beach-head: A defended position on a beach taken from the enemy by landing forces. Cape Helles was their destination and while they were trying to secure the beach head, many Australian soldiers were killed as the enemy were fighting on higher ground.

10. The fighting ended with the singing of an armistice which went into effect at 11:00 in the morning on November 11 th 1918. The German Soldiers evacuated their positions and immediately returned to Germany. The Germans had to leave all heavy artillery and weapons behind Afterwards, a peace treaty was formed, France, Germany and Austria were given the choice to accept the treaty or continue the war. They Naturally accepted. Armistice: A fancy word for cease fire or hold your fire! Armistice: A fancy word for cease fire or hold your fire!