Why did Britain join WW1? Why did the British participate in the Crimean War? Why was the Battle of Britain important? Why was the Zulu War fought? Why was the Battle of Iwo Jima important? Why was Australia im
The Western Front, while the main focus of combat in WW1, many Australians ignore this part of the war, as they focus more on the Gallipoli campaign and its legend. However with the centenary of the First World War here, many people have begun to realise that Australia was involved in ...
Why was the Thirty Years' War fought? Why did the United States become involved in WW2? According to women, why is it ironic that the US has entered the War in Europe (WWI)? Why was Australia involved in the Battle of Gallipoli?
Why Did Australia become involved in WW1? Australia became involved in World War One in August 1914’‚ as Britain was preparing to declare war on Germany. At the time Andrew Fisher (future Australian prime minister) promised that Australia would stand behind their mother country. He belie...
Australian Attitudes Towards Ww1 Young boys were read bedtime stories that usually included something somewhat like a hero single handedly defeating an army, so, when it was announced to the the public that Australia would be joining the war most were excited and supportive. "Political parties, ...
This was not the deal! The deal was that if we put up with the rules and awkwardness of courtship now we could avoid the pain of divorce later. The whole point of courtship was to have a happy marriage, not a high divorce rate. So I humbled myself and took my grandmother out for ...
islands with any harbor/base potential were seized and kept by the US after the war. Moreover, by the 50’s there was a chain of US bases stretching from Japan Mainland, South Korea, Okinawa, Guam, and the Philippines. Taiwan, Singapore, and Australia being allies and part of the chain...
Since the war on cancer was declared half a century ago, hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into cancer research. However, despite annual pronouncements of cures and breakthroughs that are just around the corner, all that research has failed to keep the incidence of cancer from co...
Why was Erwin Rommel killed? Why was Erwin Rommel sent to North Africa? Why was Erwin Rommel called the Desert Fox? Why was Hermann Goering the squadron leader of Jagdgeschwader 1? Why did General Douglas Macarthur go to Australia in 1942? Why was Heinrich Himmler important? Why was Reinhard...
Why was Britain interested in imperialism in Africa? Why did the Gulf War start? Why did the Iran Hostage Crisis happen? Why did Australia join the British Empire? Why did Egypt fail to win the October 1973 war with Israel? Why did the French invasion of Egypt fail?