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Australia did not fight with the Allies against the Axis powers in WWII because our contribution would make a difference either way. We fought because it was th
by phs318u 7y ago
Australia did not fight with the Allies against the Axis powers in WWII because our contribution would make a difference either way. We fought because it was the right thing to do. And in the cause of this global emergency we chose to contribute our fair share and to back our principled beliefs with principled actions.
- jmg2 7y agoAs someone whose relatives were reconnected thanks to the veterans associations of the western world, my family having wholesale emigrated and married after the last war, the integrating and supporting values that were made in those years are not discounted. Events like this are the kind that should renew ties and associations. It's a opportunity to seize.
- mceoin 7y agoI think Australia had more than pure idealism in mind during the war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Sydney_Harbour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Sydney_Harbour
- hulahoof 7y agoAustralia was already at war from '39 and against Japan since '41.