How did the countires that fought in world war1 effected Australia?

Answer 1

One thing that I would say ( in with what both Cutesi and Walter wrote ) is that we often have a great respect for our enemy and they us.....
there are recorded instances between the Turks and Germans during WW1 of cease-fires where the men of both sides would gather , exchange supplies, storries and respect

The aussies ( along with the Kiwis and the Canadians) also won the respect of people like Rommel..in World War 2
some would argue also that even the Japanese had a respect for SOME of our servicemen.. In the Bushido way . .beheading an enemy is a sign that you respect them ( a quick death as oppossed to a tortorous death) .. but this greatly offends our western way of thinking ... PLUS the beheading as used by terrorists groups today DOESN'T have the same meaning as the way of Bushido ...
(infact quite the opposite as far as I understand)

BUT back to what I was starting to say... Our enemies tend to understand that we fight fair ... ( least that is what I have gathered from all I have read)

Answer 2

At the time of WW1 Australians still thought of themselves as being British citizens and Australia was part of the British Empire. So because Britain was at war we were at war too. We were never directly affected by the countries that Britain was fighting but we fought because we were "British" - that's it really!
We have a long history of fighting in other people's wars. The only time we really fought our own war was in WW2 against the Japanese.
There is a war memorial with lists of the dead on them in almost every town in Australia. It is very sad when you read that there were members of the same family sometimes 6 or 7 who were killed. WW1 remains the greatest bloodbath of all time. Almost a whole generation of young men were killed.

Answer 3

I agree with cutsie_dred. Australia has fought in 12 wars and numerous other conflicts and peacekeeping missions, and the only one that was for Australia's protection was WW-2 against the Japanese. Every other war or conflict has been in assistance to allies or "Mother England".

As to how other countries have affected Australia -- probably that it has made us more tolerant of others, and certainly more egalitarian than most countries.

Answer 4

Well alot of them here hate asian i should know i live here.