We Will Remember Them How and why have Australians commemorated the ANZAC experience
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We will remember them.
ANZAC stands for the Australian New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces became known as the Anzacs and they took pride in that name ever since.
Australians have celebrated, commemorated and remembered the Anzacs for decades after the war.
When the war broke out in 1914, Australia had been a federal commonwealth for only fourteen years. The new government wanted to establish its reputation with the other nations of the world. Australia was still under the influence of Britain who was its' "mother country" and wanted to support and help Britain alongside in the war as an independent country. Australians wanted to see their country make a noticed contribution to the war to prove their bravery to the world.
In 1915 the Australian and New Zealand soldiers helped their allies to open up the Gallipoli peninsula to allow their allied navies to enter the Turkish shores. They landed at Gallipoli on April 25 meeting fierce resistance from the Turkish defenders...