Year 09 - Humanities - Australia at War: World War I: Effects of World War I

n the fall of 1918 the Great War in Europe was winding down and peace was on the horizon. However, in the next two years a scourge ravaged the earth; a fifth of the world's population was infected.

SBS News decribes how World War One changed Australia substantially, from its significance on the world stage to the economic impact it suffered as a result of the conflict.

World War I shaped Australia as a nation, on a domestic and international scale. This includes the changing roles of men and women, the organisations that were formed to assist returning veterans and their families, the conscription debate and the unification of Australia.

This article by Ducksters shows that in many ways, World War 2 was a direct result of the turmoil left behind by World War 1.