Gallipoli Research Questions.docx

Topic under investigation: Gallipoli 1. What does ANZAC stand for? 2. Who was the British commander of the ANZAC troops? 3. Where were the ANZAC troops sent to train instead of England? 4. What was the name of the Greek island that was a staging point before the Gallipoli landings? 5....

Topic under investigation: Gallipoli 1. What does ANZAC stand for? 2. Who was the British commander of the ANZAC troops? 3. Where were the ANZAC troops sent to train instead of England? 4. What was the name of the Greek island that was a staging point before the Gallipoli landings? 5. In which country is the Gallipoli peninsular? 6. What is the capital of the Ottoman Empire? 7. Besides Australia, New Zealand and Britain, which other allied country, fought on the peninsular? 8. On what date did the ANZAC troops land in 1915? 9. In which direction is ANZAC Cove from the original landing point? (north or south) 10. What is the name of the cape on which the British landed? 11. Who was the overall British commander of the Gallipoli campaign? 12. What was the name of the ANZAC who was a member of a Field Ambulance who used a donkey to transport the wounded? 13. What is the name of 2 Australian battles in August 1915, which were to provide a diversion from British landings? 14. What was the name of the bay in which British troops landed in August 1915? 15. Who was Australia's official historian at Gallipoli? 16. How many Australians died at Gallipoli? 17. In which month in 1915 did the Allies evacuate Gallipoli? **Paragraph Writing** Based upon what you have learnt in your research, write a paragraph answer to the following question: *Why did the ANZAC troops fail to defeat the Turks on the day of the landing?*