By Jake BagatellaBy Jake BagatellaNoel DucoNoel Duco

Surya KalakondaSurya KalakondaWilliam QuinWilliam Quin

The need for a reputation

To fight for the mother country and to receive an identity

To show their loyalty to Britain

War on Japan and to protect itself and other neighbouring countries as well as fix up a

negative reputation

Australia’s involvement in the wars both helped and threatened

Australia in many ways

The experiences of Soldiers

Won’t exactly luxury for soldiers

Had to live in trenches

Had to leave their families and travel in ships

Caught many diseases

Advances in weaponry use

Food and ration sizes increases for working men

Equality and mateship through tough times

The involvement of women in the wars

The stereotypical role of women changed

Continued to have their traditional jobs

Many women’s organisation became active

Organisations and wives made sure men fought in the wars

Were forced to work in many men related jobs

Got shipped to help with many activities associated with the war

Worked very close to the frontlines

Having equal rights

The issues of conscription

The issue of conscription arose by different prime ministers

Conscription was mainly targeted to people who did not already enlist themselves to fight

The idea of conscription failed 51% to 49% in it’s first attempt

Conscription arose in 1916 again and this time the concept was a successful

The impact of the Wars on the home

front

There were shortages in the Australian population and the government had the burden to support the soldiers

There was a lot of violence and destruction

WW2 was more prepared and everyone supported the idea over WW1

There was boom to the Australian economy

Australia started migrating and the term white Australia faded

It is because of these troops we are able to call ourselves a freely democratic country, that is

truly young and free