This is the inner workings of my toilet at home, which is even more stripped back and modern than the diagrams above.
When the button is pressed it opens a hole on the flapper for a certain amount of time, a smaller amount for a smaller flush, letting less water through and the whole tank empties for a bigger flush. The fill tube carries water from the houses supply and refills the tank.
I found an example of a more traditional flush mechanism in a friends house:
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