Why were the ANZACs sent?
Gallipoli from both sides retrieved from: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/photos-e6frg6n6-1111120050516?page=3
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The ANZACs were in Egypt at the time when the British called for them, due to not having enough training to be able to battle in the Western Front yet.The ANZACs main mission was to try and gain land on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The ANZACs were sent in on the Western Fronts, to eliminate the Turks frontline. Many Australians and New Zealanders put their hands up to fight in this battle between the Turkish, and because of their numbers, the ANZACs pushed through. Their mission was stopped though because of the rough and mountainous terrain ahead of them, after they had reached the inland (The ANZAC Story, 2013).
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