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Answer by JoAn-hello kitty rock 4eva
Submitted on 2/26/2005
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yes...I agree...beongs to Britain (a colony) even though Australia were called Dominions. From 1923 Dominions had the right to make their own foreign policies. This menat they could work out their own relationships with other countries outside of the british empire instead of having the British controlling them. However, the balfour repot of 1926 said that the Britain and the Domniions were equal but untied under the British monarchy. This became British law under the statute of Westminister in 1931. Canda and Ireland and South Africa took up this independence but Aus did not do so. They saw the British empire as Australia's safeguard and were content to follow Britich foreign policy The conservative parties held power in the Australian Federal parliament for nearly all of the inner war period. Australia was scared of invasions so helping MOTHER would build a security.

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Question by mn
Submitted on 4/1/2004
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how did australia become involved in world war 2 and why?

Answer by treee
Submitted on 6/21/2004
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Becuse Menzies thought that we were part of Britian and most people in Australia thought so too. So we should help our (used to be) "mother country".

Answer by qt
Submitted on 6/25/2004
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because menzies liked australia and thought we should stick up for britian

Answer by Ya_mum90
Submitted on 8/31/2004
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Because australia promised britain some soldiers so australia advertised (this is called propaganda)and then eventually sent the soldiers to egypt to train and then off tho gallipoli to fight in the first world war. After all all australians thought they would be ashamed if they didnt support their mother country so after that it became war and australia supported britain in the war and fought in the frontline

Answer by Joey
Submitted on 10/16/2004
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Australia was involved in WWII because we still had connections and allies with Brittan (our mother country)

Answer by Bel & Liz
Submitted on 10/18/2004
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world war 2 started in Australia because Japan had taken control of most of the Pacific and the war was comming close to Australian shores so Australia joined the war because the Japanese were becoming a threat close to home.

Answer by hhhgunmb
Submitted on 10/27/2004
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Answer by mugsy
Submitted on 11/6/2004
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coz the f in nazis are bastards

Answer by Michelob
Submitted on 11/17/2004
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you need to get a life and give he real answer, people are trying to learn.

Answer by leah
Submitted on 11/20/2004
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because Menzies thought that if Britain needed help Australia would be there to help. he also thought (along with the rest of Australia) that if Australia needed defending Britain would send troops to fight off who ever was threatening Australia. Britain never sent troops when Australia needed it most and left Australia asking the US to help

Answer by hey
Submitted on 11/21/2004
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Prime Minister Menzies believed that if we helped Britain then Britain would always be there to protect us.

Answer by sib
Submitted on 2/3/2005
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because robert menzie felt that if we supported Britain we would gain support if we were ever at risk of being invaded esp. by the Japanese

Answer by saly patterson
Submitted on 2/27/2005
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My brown eye is protuding

Answer by dunnah
Submitted on 3/4/2005
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because ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ and thats why!

Answer by Teegz n Kayla
Submitted on 3/6/2005
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Many men and even young boys inwhich stole their families birth certificates to sign up were put into WW2 as Britains allies. Many signed up for the adventure and loyalty to Australia still not learning from WW1.

Answer by Taniqua
Submitted on 4/13/2005
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As a British Commonwealth country with many Australians being of British birth or descendants of, many Australians felt they had an obligation to participate. Also up to around the late 1960's British families were encouraged to immigrate to Australia and New Zealand and could do so for around 10 pounds sterling. Being in the British army at the time I met many Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians and South Africans either in the British services or in units raised in their own countries.

Answer by fatt boi
Submitted on 2/16/2006
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how dar you ask a stuipid question like that its obvious that my cock is larger than yours this is why it happend also becuase jon bostock is gay and had sex with kyle on the beach beacuse he is gay..o yeh and FATTMANISTHEKOOLEST!!!!

Answer by fatt boi
Submitted on 2/16/2006
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how dar you ask a stuipid question like that its obvious that my cock is larger than yours this is why it happend also becuase jon bostock is gay and had sex with kyle on the beach beacuse he is gay..o yeh and FATTMANISTHEKOOLEST!!!!

Answer by soljahchic9
Submitted on 3/13/2005
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because they wanted to be allied with america who was also fighting against the communism. they thought joining forces with america would bring them closer, into an allied force.

Answer by shibby
Submitted on 3/20/2005
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because the Japanese attacked pearl harbor and Menzies thought that the Japanese were going to slowly make there way down to Australia. which they were actually trying to do

Answer by ilovetodd
Submitted on 5/18/2005
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Because Australia was bored and wanted sumthin to do!

Answer by Fereidoun Hassanzadeh
Submitted on 6/5/2005
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I thing because manzies liked war

Answer by kaka
Submitted on 6/20/2005
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Shaylah

Answer by anthony
Submitted on 7/18/2005
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because britan wouldve got there ass wipped without the help of the ozzys we were there children and we had to stick up for them cause most of australia was made up of the british

Answer by jezza
Submitted on 8/8/2005
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Answer by Big Boobs
Submitted on 8/11/2005
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Because it feared the "domino effect" of communism.

Answer by fred
Submitted on 9/7/2005
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bull crap

Answer by hjkl
Submitted on 10/3/2005
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Because Menzies thought it was in Australia's best interests to go to war because Australia felt isolated because the war was going on in our neighboring country's. Also we had to play "buddy buddy" with the US because they were and still are our ally and if we did not help the US during the war we would never receive help from the US if ever we need it.

Answer by ginger pubes
Submitted on 10/3/2005
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because he had ginger pubes and likes fanta!!

Answer by shannon dwayne conduit
Submitted on 10/28/2005
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because the menzies and the most australians thought we where a part of britian so we should help battle and help protect our (used to be) mother country.

Answer by person1
Submitted on 2/12/2006
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because Britain is so gay they thought that because they were now our mother country we were there best friend and would do anything for them.

Answer by Joe
Submitted on 3/15/2006
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Menzies wasn't prime minister in ww2, he was later (i think last year of it) John Curtain was the prime minister. Also to the question we where involved because our close ties with Britain and because most people saw it fit to defend it (until Darwin/Singapore happened)

Answer by jess
Submitted on 8/14/2006
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Because the stoopid yanks called us up coz they bombed pearl harbour derr...

Answer by boo
Submitted on 9/25/2006
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Australia became involved in the war when England declared war on Germany in 1941

Answer by bullamacow
Submitted on 10/15/2006
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why was australia involved in ww2?

Answer by sam
Submitted on 3/19/2007
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that Australia become involved in war by giving the Britain food and work.

Answer by daniel
Submitted on 4/15/2007
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because Australia is part of the commonwealth and the british ordered them to fight for roylaty and did not want the british empire overthrown buy the nazi germany. robert menzies as prime minister sent our fighting boys to europe and arica to protect the empire of britian.

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