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WW1
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In the beggining
Serbia invades turkey and conquers Bosnia, a long term cause of World war one -
Pulling The Trigger
Franz ferdinand is assasinated publicly, blowing tthe already sharp tension between austria/hungary and serbia in a declaration of war a month later -
Training at Cairo
australian troops and saddlers train in cairo, Egypt for four and a half months untill mid december -
Victory at sea
The royal Australian navies H.M.A.S sydney destroys the S.M.S Emden, a German raider -
Innocent lives
the falaba, a british passenger ocean liner sinks after an attack from a german Uboat -
Gallipoli
The australia troops land at Gallipoli in the ANZAC cove with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. -
Lone Pine
The Australian troops attack the turkish trenches with great success but sever losses -
Conscription
Prime minister hughes conscription referendum rejected by the public vote (51% against) -
In The middle east
Australian and other troops advance into palestine and capture jeruselm -
The end of WW1
A meeting in the ferdinand foch's railway carriage headquarters attended by leaders of both sides is held and an Amistice signed at 6 am in the morning, then put to action at 11 am
