The Australian ANZAC Legend
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document in English
history 1789 to present
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published 24/04/2008
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Summary
“The search for national character is one of the obsessive dead ends of Australian history (Alistair, 1997)”. Australians spent time searching for their national identity in the years following the 1901 Federation. The Great War posed exactly the opportunity Australia had been looking for. They were able to put their newly created Imperial forces to the test and to stand up as an independent nation alongside and against the most powerful countries in the world. The Battle of Gallipoli was the most significant battle in the creation of the Anzac legend for two reasons.
Table of Contents
- The Battle of Gallipoli was a military plan initiated by the First Lord of the Admiral, Winston Churchill.
- ANZAC is an acronym for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.
- Journalist C.E.W. Bean was an essential element in the importance of Gallipoli and the creation of the Anzac legend.
- Before Gallipoli and World War I Australia thought of Great Britain as their powerful ally.
- The battle of Gallipoli can be identified as the beginning of the Anzac legend.
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