Military history of Australia during World War I

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    While fighting in difficult conditions, Australian soldiers were brave World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918. It was a conflict that devastated a nation, involving the world’s greatest powers as the two opposing sides; the Central and the Allied Powers. When Australian soldiers first went into battle at Gallipoli in 1915, the home newspapers wrote with enthusiasm about the bravery of the ANZACS. The Australians experienced the rough trench warfare conditions as well as demonstrating courage

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    thirty nations around the world, World War II was the most widespread war in history. Beginning with the German blitzkrieg of Poland in 1939, between 1939 and 1945, the world was embroiled in a total war between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers in which an estimated number of between 45 and 70 million people were killed. The Allied Powers was an alliance consisting of nations such as but not limited to Great Britain (as well its colonies and dominions such as Canada, Australia, and India), France

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    Horne was an Australian historian and philosopher. in 1964 he published a book titled “Lucky Country” containing the quote “Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share its luck.” His intention was not so much to say how lucky Australia is and how we share our recourses and materials, but how our country isn 't run by amazing leaders creating a better Australia. being a British country he mention that we inherited our democracy instead of earning it. you could interoperate this

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