Australia And War :: essays research papers

Name     Frank Trimboli           instructor     Ms Meyers          Date      23/3/98Should Australia involve itself in wars which do not directly affect its security?Australia has refer itself in four wars where it has suffered substantial life loss and hazard. Those wars included World state of war 1, World War 2, the Korean War and Vietnam. Did Australia have to involve itself in these wars? Did the pull throughs of these young Australians have to be taken?There is a in high spirits degree of complexity in this question. Should Australia, as a mature nation, be taking severalise in moral issues around the serviceman so far though they are not happening on our doorstep? Do we ignore the deaths in Bosnia, the starving millions in Biafra and Ethiopia, the worldwide environmental issues raised by Greenpeace? What is the purpose of develo ping alliances, both economic and military, with other countries? At stake, in all of these issues, is our desire for a better world to live in.In World War 1 (WW1), 1914-1918, Australian troops became involved in order to give support to the "Mother Country". abundant Britain only became involved after Germany did not respect the neutrality of Belgium. In the first world war, Australian soldiers participated in some of the bloodiest and most changeless battles known to man, and soon developed a courageous name for themselves. Of the 330 000 Aussie soldiers who took part in WW1, there were 211 500 casualties and over 60 000 deaths, a casualty rate much higher than that of several other participants.The Australian lodge in WW2 was similar to that of WW1 in many ways. After the British declare war on Germany on September 3rd 1939, an Australian promulgation of war was automatic. Aussie troops were soon sent to different parts of the world to help the British and other all ied countries. It was not until late 1941 that they were recalled in order to defend the homefront. Darwin had been suddenly attacked by Nipponese planes and small opposition submarines had snuck into Sydney Harbour. Darwin was repeatedly bombed by Japanese planes until July 1941, when along with American troops, the Aussies managed to drive them away of the Solomon Islands and northeastern New Guinea and eliminate a strong Japanese base at Rabaul. Without General MacArthurs troops, the enemy may very considerably have invaded Australia. This illustrates the importance of alliances.Over 926 000 Australians fought in WW2, three times as many as in WW1. Of those 33 000 died, only half as many as in WW1.