Why was New Zealand involved in the battle..
The reason New Zealand was in World War 1 was it was part of the British Commonwealth. At the time of Gallipoli Britain had most of her forces in France and had very few available for the invasion of Gallipoli so the ANZAC forces were used for this part of the invasion. 1413 men were sent by New Zealand soldiers to the battle. In the early days of May New Zealand and Australian Division attacked the baby 700 feature in May. New Zealand forces also helped on the western Front in France, in which 1560 New Zealand men were killed and about 7048 were wounded. New Zealand soldiers together with the Australian soldiers also sent troops to Gallipoli on the 25th of April to help capture Constantinople. As for what they were fighting for was a strong hold on Southern Europe to flank the Germans. By getting this toe hold they could flank Germany and get a third front opened making it harder on Germany to fight. The outcome was over 44,000 dead Australian and New Zealand and British troops dead and 100,000 more injured and the city still in Turkish hands. Due to the battle of Gallipoli there was great awareness of what is was like to be a New Zealander. The bottle of Gallipoli will always be remembered in the name of horror because it shook the whole of New Zealand. NZ school statistics from 1914 till 1917 showed us that by 1917 there was a lack of men power in industry and on farms. Due to this women had to take the roles of men. This will always be significant to new Zealanders because there was a great change in society as women started taking the roles of men and fulfilling their emptiness. The battle of Gallipoli will always be remembered in history for its heroism that the soldiers showed. It will always be significant to New Zealander’s because it was the worst campaign ever conducted by British troops. The battle did not only affect the soldiers that lost their lives but also their families and everyone that knew them and their lost destinations after them. Children these days should grow up knowing what sacrifices our soldiers made for our country.