Australia's involvement in WW1

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    WW1

  • In the beggining

    In the beggining

    Serbia invades turkey and conquers Bosnia, a long term cause of World war one
  • Pulling The Trigger

    Pulling The Trigger

    Franz ferdinand is assasinated publicly, blowing tthe already sharp tension between austria/hungary and serbia in a declaration of war a month later
  • Training at Cairo

    Training at Cairo

    australian troops and saddlers train in cairo, Egypt for four and a half months untill mid december
  • Victory at sea

    The royal Australian navies H.M.A.S sydney destroys the S.M.S Emden, a German raider
  • Innocent lives

    Innocent lives

    the falaba, a british passenger ocean liner sinks after an attack from a german Uboat
  • Gallipoli

    Gallipoli

    The australia troops land at Gallipoli in the ANZAC cove with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France.
  • Lone Pine

    Lone Pine

    The Australian troops attack the turkish trenches with great success but sever losses
  • Conscription

    Conscription

    Prime minister hughes conscription referendum rejected by the public vote (51% against)
  • In The middle east

    In The middle east

    Australian and other troops advance into palestine and capture jeruselm
  • The end of WW1

    The end of WW1

    A meeting in the ferdinand foch's railway carriage headquarters attended by leaders of both sides is held and an Amistice signed at 6 am in the morning, then put to action at 11 am