Colonial+Peoples+Part+in+World+War+1

= = =Colonial Peoples Part in World War 1= =by: Cheyenne Surprise and Caroline van Baren= =media type="file" key="wwI_podcast.mp3" width="240" height="20" = =Colonies supplied European nations with raw materials for factories and markets for manufactured goods.Colonies in World War 1 were not only used for the people and thhe resources that they had, the colonies themselves were taken in battles during the war. Britian and other allie forces took many German colonies such as, Togoland (now part of Ghana and Togo), Cameroons (now part of Nigeria and Cameroon), German South West Africa (now Namibia), and German East Africa (now part of Tanzania). In China, Japanese and British soldiers captured the German colony of Kiaochow. And in the Pacific, Japanese, Australian, and New Zealand forces occupied the German-held islands of Western Samoa and the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas. Britain possessed many influential colonies, such as India, Australia, New Zealand= =and many colonies in both South Africa and the Caribbean.=



= = = = =One of the most influencle colonies was India. The people of India were great contributers to the success of the Allies. As they fought and won many wars in both their own betalions and when fighting alongside the British.= =﻿﻿﻿= = = =  =



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=The Sikh soldiers in The British colony of India. More than 800,000 troops fought in the war. They fought in both North and East Africa as well as in Gallipoli. The Sikhs fought in support of the British. During World War I (1914-1918), the Punjab supplied 60 percent of the Indian troops. As many as 120,000 Punjab men were recruited from the Rawalpindi division. Many Indians who supported Gandhi also supported the war because they believed that they would eventually gain independence from the British. =



=France also had a large empire in Africa, in fact it was the largest empire in African history. When the war broke out in 1914 French African were recruited to fight for the French.= = = =﻿One of the most influencele batalions of colonial ranks was The Australian New Zealand Aramy Corps, ANZAC for short. Australia and New Zealand were both British colonies that fought for the allied side. The most famous battle for the ANZACs was the Battle of Gallipoi. About 11, 421 ANZAC troups perished while attempting to make a route to Russia through the Gallipoi Penisula. In Australia and New Zealand there is even a day to thank the men who fought in this battle the day is called ANZAC day. This is the song for ANZAC day.= media type="file" key="Untitled (3).wma" align="center" width="180" height="180"

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