Explain How Australia Has Been Affected By The First World War

Australia has been effected by the wars greatly, most of which are good. The nation wasn’t very old when the First World War started, but they still participated all they could to help their allies. They gained profit, more land and a larger population. Technology advanced as well as transport and the government helped women have more rights. Many migrants moved to Australia, enjoying our vast land and the people that come with it.
Originally populated by Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, Australia was a country that had been claimed by Captain James Cook for Britain in 1770. Britain had trouble with having enough space for criminals in their country so they decided it would be ideal to send them to Australia. The first fleet, made
The Treaty of Versailles was created in 1919, an international pact to end all feuds post war. It posed the idea that Germany would take blame for the war and to pay the price (costs, land reductions and military adjustments) to be fair to other countries. This was the first time Australians had signed an international treaty from which they gained a few things. Hughes, the acting prime minister, pushed for power over the pacific (along with others) and acquired Samoa and New Guinea from Germany’s hands as well as 275 million pounds. When questioned authority by US president, Wilson, Hughes replied, “I speak for sixty thousand dead, for how many do you speak?” This was a good time for Australia, it was gaining money, land and respect. Population was rising, the immigrants who came to Australia brought skills, commitment to family, education and their cultural ways. They created new things such as cafes, buildings and many others. Because of this xenophobia was developed, an intense fear or dislike of them and their culture. The great depression started in 1929, making it tough for anyone who lived in that era. Many lost jobs and were becoming poor, children were leaving school around age thirteen and women had to take on little jobs here and there to feed the family as the husband was unemployed. When the great depression ended in 1932 the Sydney Harbour Bridge was being opened. This was a
Women’s groups and activists were active in the lead up to the war but afterwards was when they took action. They realised they should be paid the same as the men who worked before them. This had increased in the 1960’s which began the women’s movement in the 1970’s. The women’s liberation movement moved rapidly in a short amount of time, they were seeking to change the unjust laws of society. Women had begun challenging ideas about what they could do as jobs and what they needed to change. Their aims were to have equal opportunity, better health care and more education. They pushed the government and finally got what they wanted. In the 1970’s and 1980’s many initiatives happened, women got equal pay. Although some in society did not agree and still only hired men which brought forward the quota that a certain amount of women had to be hired. Women had access to contraception and abortion plus special women’s health facilities. Many women had the chance to learn about things that they never knew and were encouraged to pursue any subject they had interest