ANZAC

What Identity?

Lest we forget what?

ANZAC stands for:

·      Australian

·      New

·      Zealand

·      Army

·      Corps

·      The Anzacs attacked Gallipoli during World War 1 to attack Turkey (The ottoman empire).

·      The Media uses Gallipoli as a showboat to say that they saved us and were protecting us.

·      It has been 1 hundred years since Anzac day started

·      Over 16000 people died during World War 1.

·      Many people lied about their age to enter the army as they thought it was going to be an adventure.

·      Simpson and his Donkey

·      The red poppies grew from the soldier’s blood.

·      All Australians including Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.

·      What were we fighting for?

·      Who were we protecting?

·      What’s the real story?

·      We use many forms of respect and commemoration eg.

Notes on the documentary:

When we reflect on WW1 what are we remembering? The facts, or just one small part of the Anzac story, a story steeped in legend? Ask yourself this question when Anzac Day comes about – Lest we forget what?

-       Australians all believe that It's all about the Anzac spirit.

-       Lest we Forget what?

-       The men they faced were an experienced fighting force.

-       All Australians are natural soldiers and don't need any preparation is a myth.

-       Did the ANZACs really land on the wrong beach?

-       They don't show the full story.

-       Charles Bean was an official war correspondent and an important person.

-       Were they victims of the British.

-       By making the ANZAC cookies tasty then people think of history as tasty.

-       Only two dead bodies were brought back from the war.

-       Major General Bridges was the commanding officer in Gallipoli.

-       200000 Turks died defending Turkey.

-       Many soldiers were from prisons and people with convictions.

-       There was no Suvla tea party.

-       Beating Turkey would not have won the war, beating Germany wins the war.

-       Bean needed someone to blame and wasn’t going to be the ANZACs.

-       We lost more men on the Western Front in a couple of days than we did in 8 months of the Gallipoli campaign.