Year 9 Clickview Gallipoli

In which modern-day country is Gallipoli located?

• Turkey
• Greece
• Italy
• Spain

Identify ANZAC Cove, the place were the ANZACs landed

Reorder the following

• and

• Australia

• Corps

• Army

• New Zealand

What does ANZAC stand for?

• Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
• American and New Zealand Army Corps
• Australian and New Zealand Air Corps
• African and New Zealand Army Corps

On which date did ANZAC troops first land on Gallipoli?

• March 25, 1915
• June 25, 1915
• April 25, 1915
• May 25, 1915

Why have some historians described Gallipoli as ‘a tactical mishap’?

• Because they should have fought the Ottoman Empire in another area

• Because they had too many troops land

• Because they were meant to win, not lose

• Because they landed at the wrong spot

What was the geographical setting of the area where the ANZACs landed on the Gallipoli peninsula?

• A small beach surrounded by steep cliffs and ridges

• A river which travelled far inland

• A beach which opened up onto a plain

• A small beach surrounded by palm trees and wide open spaces

Which two potential outcomes did British military planners identify before the Gallipoli campaign?

• The landing fails with the troops being driven away; the landing succeeds and the troops break through and proceed.

• The landing fails but the troops dig in; the landing succeeds and the troops march uncontested to Constantinople.

• The Commonwealth troops would vastly outnumber the Ottomans; the Turks were poor soldiers who would quickly retreat.

• Strong British naval support would help the Commonwealth landing succeed; the geography of Gallipoli would make it difficult to succeed

When Gallipoli was described as a ‘stalemate’, what did that mean?

• The tactics used were old-fashioned.

• Neither side was gaining ground.

• One side had superior tactics.

• The conditions were unpleasant.

What was the August Offensive?

• The final attempt to take the Gallipoli peninsula

• The first time they won a victory

• The worst battle the ANZACs faced

• The first landing on the beach at Gallipoli