World War 1 was a huge global battle of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in Europe. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918 and within the 4 years of war, over 16 million people died. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Austro-Hungary heir) and his wife on the 28th of June 1914 started a chain of events which were to be disastrous. A month later on the 28th on July 1914, Austria-Hungary waged war and invaded Serbia. Russia then came to support Serbia and Germany invaded Belgium while heading to France. Britain then waged war on Germany. The two sides created the Allied powers with Britain, France and Russia, and the Central powers with Austria-Hungary and Germany. As the war went on, more countries joined each side, including Australia. Australians were enthusiastic to help support Britain and join them in the war, but as time passed and many people died, their opinions on war changed. The war ended on the 11th of November 1918 when the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany agreed to an armistice.
At that time, Australia was still a young country, it had only been 13 years since it had federate, and it still relied heavily on…
In the beginning of war, young Australia wanted to prove their loyalty and worth to their “mother country” which they mostly still relied on. At the time, other nations had more men in their army then Britain, so Australia was keen to provide them with soldiers. When enlisting soldiers, the government hid their true thoughts and only provided the public with the exaggerated truth. As the war went on and more people died, Australians finally realized the truth of war. Even though their opinions changed, they still provided Britain with needed soldiers. Even when the armistice was signed and the war ended, the impacts was still felt in Australia for years…
