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Australian Attitude Towards World War I Analysis 2022

   

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Running head: AUSTRALIAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORLD WAR I
Australian Attitude towards World War I
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1AUSTRALIAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORLD WAR I
The outbreak of the World War I had occurred in the year 1914 and the Australian or the
Australian military had greeted the war with a lot of enthusiasm. There had been a promise on
behalf of the Australians to support the British army, during the war. The army had at once
started preparations for sending their troops to the Britain and encouraged them to engage in the
sudden conflict.
There had been an active involvement from the part of the Australian army in the World
War I. The first military troop that left the shores of the Australia departed the nation in the
month of October 1914. Initially they were diverted and in spite of facing the cold winters of
Britain, they reached Egypt. They attempted to invade Turkey in the due course and open the
Black Sea for the Allied forces so that the Russians can use the route for their supplies. The
troops later landed from the sea to the lands creating a strange history for the Australians. The
army landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula and successfully repelled and fought back the attempts of
Turkey to send the military back to the sea. In this manner the Australian army showed their
bravery and determined involvement in the conflicts. The Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
recruited a larger number of people and more than 320000 Australians effectively contributed to
the national reason.
After the recruitment of the people in the army, the Australians made their way to the
French region and the Western Front. This was another evidence of the enthusiasm from the ends
of the Australian army since they were the first ones to travel through the lands and the sea to
help the French in their time of crisis. As the World War I continued, the Australians contributed
a lot during the years of 1916 and 1917. The Australian military suffered huge number of
causalities in just one night which almost accounted for 5500 deaths. This had been marked as
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