22 Involvement

Australia's Involvement in World War I

In this topic, students learn to:

• explain the reasons for Australia’s involvement in World War I
• identify the places where Australians fought in World War I

Identify the places where Australians fought in World War I

Find the following places on a map of western Europe:

• In France: Fromelles; the Somme; Pozières, Villers-Bretonneux
• In Belgium: Ypres; Messines Ridge; Passchendaele

Tyne Cot Cemetery near Passchendaele

Research and write a brief account of Australians' involvement in ONE of the following:

• Fromelles
• Pozières
• The Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Passchendaele)
• Villers-Bretonneux

Some links you can use:
Anzacs in France 1916 (Australian War Memorial)
Battle of Passchendeale (Australian War Memorial)

See also p.77 of your text.

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