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The anzac's are ordered to war in Gallipoli.
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The start of WW1 happend because of the Assassion of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in sarajevo by a serbian nationlist.
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britain invades Germany and Australia is dawn inti the conflict because it is part of the british Empire. Germany declares war on russsia on 1st August, France on the 3rd August and invades neurtral Belgium on 4 August.
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Austraila takes control of the German New Guinea
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An Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney, sinks the German raider SMS Emden, near the Cocos Islands
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An estermated 100,000 men took part in the unoffical ceasefire.
In the trenches of the Westen Front the Germans were singing carols and lining their trenches with Christmas trees and candles. The Allied soldiers joined in creating a truce. They laid down their weapons, swapped gifts, food and whisky. On Christmas day on no man's land they talked took photographs and play footy. -
The ANZAC (Australian and New zealand army corps) is formed in Egypt. The acronym was created by military clerk.
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Australian and british Empire land on the Gallipoli peninsula as part of an attempt to threaten the ottman capital constantinople. They faced unexperted hostile terrain with extreme heat causing disease's
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At the agreed time of the nine-hour truce, Soldiers from both sides men went into no man's-land to retive the dead and dieing body's. They exchanged cigarettes, dried fruit and regimental badges.
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the 52ed Divsion arrived to the Battle of Gully Ravine witch advanced the british.
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The first Anzac brigade sucessfully captures turkish trenches at lone pine.
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The final british attempt to capture scimitar Hill and hill 60.
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William "billy" hughes becomes Austraila's Prime Minster. Hughes played a key role in post-war peace agreements.
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The Anzac evaculation from Gallipoil begins. It is most successful operation of the whole campagin saw enormous.
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More then 2 million men join the british army between August 1914 and december 1915. The british army were targeting single men aged between 18 and 41.
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US president woodrow wilson decares war on germany after germany breakes ageements.
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Austrailan and British troops attact the German fornt line in Northan France. The attact was poorly planed and was a total disaster. There were 3,000 Austrailan men died and 1,100 taken prisioner.
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Again Australian and British troops attact successfully force the German's to withdraw. However 7,400 Australian men were lost in the Battle.
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More than 38,000 Australian's were kiled or wounded in the Ypres battles. It took three attempts to end the Battle of Ypres in Belgain.
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The Australian lighthouse carries out the famous cavalry charge at the battle of Beersheba near Gaza
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The Russians pull out of the war.
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The Germans launch a spring offensive in an attempt to force a conclusive victory on the western front. Large troops of Americans arrive and helpto defend Dernan-court.
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The Battle of Amiens begins a series of encouters that result in a german collapse on the western front. Australian's are prominent in the fighting. One of the major battles where tanks are successfully used.
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Mounted troops defeat the Turks at the Battle of Megiddo. Prince Feisal's Sherifial Hejaz Army signal the defeat of the Ottoma Empire.
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Following the abdication of Kaiser wilhelm II, the Germans agree to an armistice conluding hostilities. The frist wrold war ended with more than 60,000 men killed in the war with 156,000 wound, gassed or taken prisoner
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league of nations is establisheh to help maintain world peace.
