Anzacs and Us
Assessment Activity 2 - True / False

This activity can be read to children who have difficulty reading the questions. 

Choose whether these statements are true or false: 

The Anzacs won the Battle of Gallilopli.	 	
At Gallilopli the Anzacs were fighting the Germans.	 	
The Anzacs were sent to the wrong beach.	 	
They stopped once a week to bury their dead.	 	
The British generals decided to call the New Zealand and Australian troops the Anzacs.	 	
Before the war began the soldiers at Gallipoli were ordinary people and had many different jobs.	 	
The weather was always freezing at Gallipoli.	 	
The Turkish soldiers were fighting for Britain.	 	
The first World War was called The Great War because a great many people wanted to fight in the war.	 	
The allies were Germany, Britain and New Zealand.	 	
Poor leadership caused many of the problems at Gallipoli	 	
Private Simpson was made up by a newspaper.	 	
Britain needed to control the Dardenelles so that shipping and supplies could reach Russia easily.	 	
The Turks were hated by the Anzacs.	 	
New Zealand soldiers were excellent fighters because they believed in what they were fighting for.	 	
Both the Turks and the Allies lost large numbers of men.	 	
The Turks were fighting to save their homeland.	 	
Anzac day is a holiday to help save the poppy from extinction.	 	
Anzac stands for A New Zealand Airforce Captain.	 	
Gallipoli is part of Russia.	 	
The Anzacs landed on the beach on 15 April 1914.	 	
More soldiers died from disease than wounds.	 	

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