The Gallipoli Campaign back in World War I turned out to be a military failure as the Ottoman Army was ready for their arrival and they landed at the wrong place having to fight going uphill which they weren’t trained to do. Even though the Gallipoli Campaign did fail, it didn’t stop the ANZACs from fighting, putting in massive amounts of courage and endurance to try and fight off the Ottoman Army and try and gain some ground. The amount of effort the ANZACs put in is how they created the ANZAC Legend.
Australians had many reasons to be for and against the enlistment and with the use of propaganda and rallies the numbers in 1914 were very high because people thought war wasn’t going to be the way it was and some of the propaganda would have made them feel guilty.
Some of the reasons for enlistment into the war were because they thought the war was going to be short…show more content… There were more people enlisting but the economy wasn’t handling the war effort as well.
The Anzac Legend came around because of the way the ANZACs participated in Gallipoli, and Anzac Day is to commemorate the landing and those who died in Gallipoli
The Anzac Legend came out because of the mateship, bravery and achievements the ANZACs shows whilst in Gallipoli. Many people thought that the participation of the ANZACs in the Gallipoli campaign was the real symbol of Australia’s coming of age as a nation.
“...History contains no finer record of dauntless bravery than is here described, while the knowledge of the magnificent part taken in this spectacular drama by our own gallant troops will thrill every heart in our own land.” – Ian Hamilton.
April 25th is Anzac Day. It’s a day when we commemorate the landing of the Anzacs in Gallipoli at a dawn service. Some people travel to Gallipoli to take part in the dawn service there. The Anzac Legend still lives on today with it being taught in schools, being portrayed in movies as well as