On the 25th of November 1914, Winston Churchill gave to suggestion of his plan for a new war front in the Dardanelles to the British government's War Council. The War Council gave its agreement and British troops in Egypt were put on alert on the 15th of January 1915. The Central Powers were fighting primarily on only two fronts. These were the Western and Eastern Fronts. The Russian and French armies put a great deal of pressure and strain on the German military. The amount of input received from the small Austrian army, when placed into comparison with the German army was very little.
The plan that Churchill come up with to take the peninsula was quite simple. It involved creating another front that would mean the Germans would have to split there army and would then need to support the Turkish army which was very badly rated. When the Germans went to assist the Turks, that would leave their lines weakened in the west of east and lead to greater mobility there as the Allies would have a weakened army to fight and win against.
Winston Churchill's plan failed because neither the naval nor the military staffs had any experience with provoking plans. Also, no one on the British side predicted the turks to fight quite efficiently. The troops were well sited, well motivated and very determined. Without any doubt the turks won the battle.
Australia got involved in the Gallipoli campaign because as a member of the British Empire, they were expected to contribute
to the war effort. The ANZAC troops were sent to the peninsula because they were training close by. ANZACs were an unknown quantity at this time, as they had not seen active service in any major world conflict. Joseph Cook was the prime minister at the time of world war 1.
to the war effort. The ANZAC troops were sent to the peninsula because they were training close by. ANZACs were an unknown quantity at this time, as they had not seen active service in any major world conflict. Joseph Cook was the prime minister at the time of world war 1.
From a total population of five million about 416,809 men enlisted in the war and 60,000 of them were killed. Out of the men who enlisted 156,000 were wounded, gassed or taken to prison.
The involvement that Australia had in the war began once the first world war began. On the 4th of August 1914 both prime ministers, Joseph Cook along with his opposition leader Andrew Fisher, pledged full support for Britain. With great enthusiasm, the outbreak or war in Australia was greeted along with many other places.