Wars involving Australia

The fear of communism in Australia spread concern throughout governments and citizens, thus undermining Australia’s plans for a secure future, from 1945 to the 1950’s. Following the world war epidemics, Australia, along with the entirety of the world, longed for security and peace within and between countries. There was a fundamental concern of this peripheral safety being taken away. Even though ‘post war’ Australia promoted the economic and political stability, it was certainly a time of alarm

For eras women have been involved in every type of war and conflict imaginable their main role was being a trained nurse. Australian nurses have dealt with many types of issues in the war, including the wounded, the dead and the sick (see appendix 1). They have aided in Australia, war zones throughout the world, on hospital ships/transports and buildings. When the Second World War started, nurses again volunteered to be a part of it (see appendix 2). They did this as they were motivated by an appreciation

After World War II in the 20th century, the United States and the Soviet Union were the new “Superpowers”. These two major nations had two conflicting political ideologies which were stated as Capitalism and Communism, and this had Australia right in the middle of the story. Since Australia has very strong ties with the US, making it even stronger after involving in the Vietnam War and also grew strong with the ‘SEATO’ and ‘ANZUS’ with the fear of the so called ‘domino theory’ and the foreign policies

The Changing of National Identity Australia - Speech Australian national identity is a changing view, shaped by the attitudes and values of its citizens, its relationships through trade and alliances with neighbouring countries, the composition of Australia’s society and the rights and freedoms of all Australians. Through Australia’s history during the federation and through to current times our national identity has evolved quite significantly and has come to appreciate what once was frowned upon

World War One began on the 28th of July 1914, triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. This was the first major large scale war. It had many theatres of war, including: The Western Front, The Eastern Front, Gallipoli and The War at Sea. Britain declared war on 4 August 1914, and Australia’s Prime Minister Joseph Cook pledged our full support. The outbreak of war was greeted with much enthusiasm in Australia and our first taste of action was when the Australian

The Vietnam War had a large impact on Australian culture through many different avenues and to varying degrees. The competing attitudes towards Australia’s involvement in the war threw society into a heated debate, whilst the soldiers were in the heat of battle. The returning veterans could not re-enter society easily and their children did and will continue to bear the brunt of their hardships. However, the war increased Australia’s multiculturalism and diversity in many areas, due to influences

The women in World War 2 (1935-1945) were given a much more active role than the women in World War 1. They were significantly beneficial to the success of the allied forces fighting not only in Australia but all over the world. Their contribution not only to the military but to the continued growth of the country was outstanding in so many ways. They had to quickly learn skills which traditionally were male dominated and this included jobs which involved heavy labour and long hours for very little

new Australians at this Australia day Citizenship ceremony. Although in the past racism has been quite common in Australia our nation has tried and still is trying to overcome this issue. Racism happens in lots of different ways. You see it in movies, you hear it in jokes, in bullying and through graffiti. (Racism, It Stops With Me. 2015). “Racism is the belief that human races have distinctive characteristics which determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one’s own

The Great War was known as ‘the war to end all wars’ as it had such a dramatic and tragic impact on soldiers and civilians alike. Many aspects of the conscription debate, the home front, trench warfare and weaponry had a significant impact on Australia and its involvement in the war. In conclusion, there were many changes that occurred to soldiers and civilians as a result of the Great War. The aspects of trench warfare and weaponry, women on the home front and conscription played a significant

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era proxy war sparked in the 1950s between the capitalist-supported South Vietnam and the communist-supported North Vietnamese. Marking history as the world’s first ever televised war, the Vietnam War was subject to widespread criticism and protest, sparking a clear divide between the Australian population. The Vietnam War period and its political fallout have left a staggeringly significant impact on both Australian foreign affairs and culture. While there were a