What to do?

When and
where did
the event
Research the occur? Give
specific
events
marked with dates and
places.
letters.

Why/How was
Significance to Australia. (5 dot
Australia involved? points for each of the lettered
battles)

Boer War

a) Australian troops
fought with the UK in
Africa in the 2nd Boer
war. They were
defending supplies.

a) Eland's
River

b) Breaker
Morant

a) August 4,
1900
August 16,
1900.
western
Transvaal,
Brakfontein
Drift.
b) 27
February
1902 (aged
37) Pretoria,
South African
Republic.

b) Australian troops
fought with the UK in
Africa in the 2nd Boer
war.

World War 1

a) Anzac
Cove. 25th
April 1915
20th
a) Gallipoli
December,
Landing/Evac 1915.
uation
b) 6th to 9th of
b) Lone Pine August, 1915.
Gallipoli,
c) The Nek
Ottoman
d) Fromelles Empire
(present-day
e) Battle of
Turkey).
Messines
c) August 7,
f) Battle of
1915. Anzac,
Beersheba
Gallipoli,
Ottoman
Empire.
d) 1920 July
1916.

a) The Australian
troops were sent to
fight at ANZAC cove
against the Germans,
Austrians, Turkish
and Hungarians.
b) The ANZACs were
part of the 8 month
campaign fighting
the Germans,
Austrians and
Hungarians where
the battle of Lone
Pine occurred.
c) The ANZACs were
part of the 8 month
campaign fighting
the Germans,
Austrians and
Hungarians where
the battle of Nek

A) 8 defenders were killed, 57

injured.
16000 Australians
volunteered.
Over 600 were killed in the
war.
The first war Australia fought
as a commonwealth.
The supplies they were
defending was worth $195000.

B) He was 1 of the 3
Australians selected to be
killed.
He was a scapegoat for the
empire.
16000 Australians volunteered
to fight.
5 Australians were awarded the
Victorian cross.
606 Australians died in this war
A) 25,000 casualties, including
8700 deaths.
5,533 casualties in 24 hours.
It wasnt successful and didnt
change the war.
Where the ANZACs landed was
not the correct place, they
should have landed at Brighton
Beach.
There was wire in the water,
cutting/killing the soldiers.
Due to lack of water, many
soldiers died.
B) 2000 Australian casualties.
The battle was named because
they used all but 1 pine to
cover trenches.
9 Australians were awarded the
Victorian cross.
16% of volunteers for WW1

Fromelles,
Nord, France.
e) June 7,
1917 June
14, 1917.
Flanders,
Belgium.
f) 31 October
1917.
Beersheba,
Ottoman
Syria.

occurred.
d) The ANZACs were
part of the 8 month
campaign fighting
the Germans,
Austrians and
Hungarians where
the battle of
Fromelles occurred.
e) The ANZACs were
part of the 8 month
campaign fighting
the Germans,
Austrians and
Hungarians where
the battle of
Messines occurred.
f) The ANZACs were
part of the 8 month
campaign fighting
the Germans,
Austrians and
Hungarians.

died.
Troops planted seeds and the
trees are still here.

C) Over 60% of attackers were

casualties.
It failed horribly.
9 Australians were awarded the
Victorian cross.
The officers werent qualified.
16% of volunteers for WW1
died.
D) Over 5500 casualties in 1
night.
There were more casualties
than the Boer, Vietnam and
Korean wars put together.
One of the worst night for
Australia.
16% of volunteers for WW1
died.
They attacked the Germans
where they werent ready.
E) Over 26000 friendly
casualties.
16% of volunteers for WW1
died.
2 Australians were awarded the
Victorian cross.
About 10000 Germans killed.
Was the 1st engagement for
that division.
F) Over 35 horsemen
casualties.
Over 26000 friendly
casualties.
16% of volunteers for WW1
died.
70 horses were killed.
Over 1000 Turkish prisoners
were taken.

World War 2
a) Tobruk
b) Kokoda
c) Bombing
of Darwin

a) April 10,
1941
November
27, 1941.
Tobruk, Libya.
b) 21 July
1942 - 16
November
1942. Papua
New Guinea.
c) 19
February
1942 - 12
November
1943. Darwin,
Northern
Territory,
Australia.

a) Australia was
involved with the 2nd
world war against
Axis.
b) Australia was
involved with the 2nd
world war against
Axis.
c) Australia was
involved with the 2nd
world war against
Axis.

A) The name Rats of Tobruk

was originally an insult.
Over 3800 Rats of Tobruk
casualties.
They survived multiple attacks.
13 countries involved.
8% of volunteers for WW2 were
casualties.
20 people were awarded the
Victorian cross in WW2.
The weather was extremely hot
and soldiers where only in
shorts and helmet.
B) Over 6200 casualties.
One of Australias most
significant campaigns of WW2.
20 people were awarded the
Victorian cross in WW2.
8% of volunteers for WW2 were
casualties.
Around 5000 modern
Australians participate in the
Kokoda Challenge each year.
C) Around 240 Australians
killed.
The Japanese raided the top
end of northern Australia over
200 times.
20 people were awarded the
Victorian cross in WW2.
8% of volunteers for WW2 were
casualties.
The first attack was the
heaviest and the worst.

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