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(Anzac Cove) Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey

Sir Winston Churchill

The Poppy

New Zealand Flag

October 1913October 1913

Anzacs sail to Egypt for Anzacs sail to Egypt for training.training.

25 April 191425 April 1914Anzacs arrive at the Anzacs arrive at the GallipoliGallipoli Peninsula in TurkeyPeninsula in Turkey

April 25 1914April 25 1914

Anzacs need to dig Anzacs need to dig trenches in order to trenches in order to survivesurvive

24 May 191524 May 1915

Troops bury the fallen Troops bury the fallen soldierssoldiers

November 1918November 1918

Australians set up a Australians set up a game of cricket so the game of cricket so the Anzacs could escape Anzacs could escape TurkeyTurkey

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In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blowIn Flanders fields the poppies blow

      Between the crosses, row on row,      Between the crosses, row on row,   That mark our place; and in the sky   That mark our place; and in the sky   The larks, still bravely singing, fly   The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,   Loved and were loved, and now we lie,   Loved and were loved, and now we lie,         In Flanders fields.         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwTo you from failing hands we throw   The torch; be yours to hold it high.   The torch; be yours to hold it high.   If ye break faith with us who die   If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow         In Flanders fields.          In Flanders fields.

Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty and Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty and was implicated in the very poor planning for was implicated in the very poor planning for Gallipoli. returned, but later returned as Gallipoli. returned, but later returned as Minister of Munitions.Minister of Munitions.

The PoppyThe PoppyA A poppypoppy is one of a group of a flowering plants in  is one of a group of a flowering plants in

the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for their colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.soldiers who have died during wartime.

Poppy flowers have 4 to 6 petals. The petals may be Poppy flowers have 4 to 6 petals. The petals may be almost any colour, and some have markings. Before almost any colour, and some have markings. Before flowering, the petals are wrinkled in the bud, and as flowering, the petals are wrinkled in the bud, and as budding finishes, the petals often lie flat before budding finishes, the petals often lie flat before diminishing away. A whorl of stamens is in the center diminishing away. A whorl of stamens is in the center of the flower.of the flower.

The pollen of the oriental poppy, The pollen of the oriental poppy, Papaver orientalePapaver orientale, is , is murky blue. The pollen of the field poppy or corn murky blue. The pollen of the field poppy or corn poppy (poppy (Papaver rhoeasPapaver rhoeas) is dark blue to grey. Beesuse ) is dark blue to grey. Beesuse poppies as a pollen source.poppies as a pollen source.

Countries Who Fought In Countries Who Fought In WWIWWI

The British Empire

Britain Russia AustraliaFranceNew

Zealand

These Countries Fought Together(Our Enemies)

Germany HungaryTurkey

(Ottoman Empire)Austria

Bulgaria(Ottoman Empire)

ANZAC DayANZAC Day

Anzac day is on 25Anzac day is on 25thth April because that April because that was the day that the Anzacs landed at was the day that the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli.Gallipoli.

On Anzac Day people wear the poppy to On Anzac Day people wear the poppy to remember the soldiers who risked their remember the soldiers who risked their lives in the warlives in the war

Timeline Of WWIITimeline Of WWII

Germany invades PolandGermany invades Poland

Britain declares war on GermanyBritain declares war on Germany

France, Australia, South Africa and France, Australia, South Africa and Canada declare war on GermanyCanada declare war on Germany

Soviet Union invades PolandSoviet Union invades Poland

19391939

Germany invades Norway and DenmarkGermany invades Norway and Denmark

Winston Churchill Winston Churchill becomes new British prime becomes new British prime minister.minister.

Germany invades western EuropeGermany invades western Europe

Germany enters FranceGermany enters France

Holland surrenders to GermanyHolland surrenders to Germany

Dad’s Army is formedDad’s Army is formed

British and French Troops evacuate DunkirkBritish and French Troops evacuate Dunkirk

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19401940

Belguim surrenders to GermanyBelguim surrenders to GermanyNorway surrenders to GermanyNorway surrenders to GermanyItaly declares war on France and BritainItaly declares war on France and BritainFrance surrender to GermanyFrance surrender to GermanyBattle of Britain begins Battle of Britain begins The London Blitz beginsThe London Blitz beginsItaly invades Egypt Italy invades Egypt Germany, Italy and Japan join forcesGermany, Italy and Japan join forcesSlovakia, Hungary and Romania join with GermanySlovakia, Hungary and Romania join with Germany

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19401940

Bulgaria joins with GermanyBulgaria joins with Germany

USA declares war on JapanUSA declares war on Japan

Japan invades Pearl Harbour in HawaiiJapan invades Pearl Harbour in Hawaii

Germany and Italy declare war on USAGermany and Italy declare war on USA

USA declare war on Germany and ItalyUSA declare war on Germany and Italy

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19411941

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19421942British and US troops take back North British and US troops take back North

AfricaAfrica

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19431943Jews massacred at Warsaw Ghetto in Jews massacred at Warsaw Ghetto in

PolandPoland

Germany tries to re-conquer BelgiumGermany tries to re-conquer Belgium

US and British troops land in NormandyUS and British troops land in Normandy

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19441944

Soviet Union release Warsaw, Krakow and Soviet Union release Warsaw, Krakow and BudapestBudapest

Adolf Hitler commits suicideAdolf Hitler commits suicide

Germany surrenders to the westGermany surrenders to the west

VE Day in BritainVE Day in Britain

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the USAtomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the US

Japan surrendersJapan surrenders

WWII OverWWII Over

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19451945

Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler

The League Of NationsThe League Of Nations

The The League of NationsLeague of Nations was an intergovernmental organization was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace discussion that ended the founded as a result of the Paris Peace discussion that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international First World War. It was the first permanent international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Its primary goals, as stated in its Covenant, included peace. Its primary goals, as stated in its Covenant, included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament, and preventing wars through collective security and disarmament, and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. Other issues in this and related treaties included labour Other issues in this and related treaties included labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, human and drug conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, human and drug trafficking, arms trade, global health, prisoners of war, and trafficking, arms trade, global health, prisoners of war, and protection of minorities in Europe. At its greatest extent from 28 protection of minorities in Europe. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members