World War 1 Units 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5

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World War 1 Units 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5	By: Hamza Ahmed Year 9
Where was Australia's first military action of the war?	It was Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck archipelago in October in 1914 Image: Papu Mmap Md (image/png)
What was Australia's best known engagement?	It was the Gallipoli Campaign in April 1915 Image: Cimage3a Naval Attacks Data (image/jpeg)
After Gallipoli, Aussie forces were divided into which two areas?	Australian Light Horse fought in Palestine against the Turks, and the infantry units fought the Germans in France.
Was Gallipoli success?	No, many casualties for no gain.
What did Australia do in 1916?	They fought to defend the Suez canal
Why was defending the Suez Canal very important to the Australians?	It was an essential waterway linking Europe to the Indian Ocean. Losing this would make travelling between Australia and Europe very hard. Image: Suez.Canal (image/png)
Where did the Australian military go after defending the Suez canal?	They went to help France fight against the Germans in France Image: Hqdefault (image/jpeg)
What was the Battle of Somme?	It was a major battle which saw hundreds of thousands of casualties for no real gain Image: Somme Static Map Fa (image/jpeg)
What happened at the end of the battle?	At the end of the battle, the armies were at a stalemate Image: Stalemate (image/jpeg)
Who won the Battle?	The Triple Entente ended up defeating the Alliance

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	Created by Hamza Ahmed over 7 years ago