Although the First World War was seen as a European War, Australia became involved due to 3 main reasons. There were many minor reasons such as mateship and poverty, however it was these three reasons – the loyalty towards Britain, the improvement of Australia’s international reputation and the need for strategic purposes that caused Australia to join such a devastating war. Firstly, the loyalty to the “mother country” was one of the main reasons why Australians …showed first 75 words of 730 total…

…showed last 75 words of 730 total…as a European War, Australia still decided to become involved due to three main reasons. These were the loyalty towards Britain, Australia’s international reputation and the need for strategic purposes in terms of defense. There was an extremely large cost involved with the nation’s decisions to join the Great War, however, Australians stood their ground and were determined for some action… little did they know, they were to face the horrors of war.