World war two went from the first of September 1939 to the second of September 1945. The countries that were involved included: USA, Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, UK, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia. Australia changed a lot through the second world war for example the technology advanced to better fight the enemy and keep the soldiers alive. Other changes included such as the social impact on the wives and men that came back from war. The political impacts form ww2 included the mass immigration program that introduced a lot of new people into Australia. The economic changes included. WW2, saw thousands of casualties and deaths and the increase of infectious diseases, medical advances and treatments were further developed to help fight diseases, …show more content…
After ww2 there was a lot of injuries that needed amputations. To help those people that were missing a limb they continued to make prosthetics. After the war, there was a great demand on vehicles such as automobiles and planes. The bombing of Darwin lead to towns and homes being destroyed, leaving women and children homeless, forced to change homes leaving most of their belongings behind. During the war, Australia adopted a period of censorship, preventing information falling onto the enemy’s hands but also depriving citizens of news. In World War II, women were actively recruited into jobs that had always been for men. At home women had to deal with: loss of loved ones, managing children, family’s responsibilities alone and shortages of resources. Women were scene to have skills that could contribute to the war effort, for example Rationing and shortages meant that