Prior to the breakout of World War One, Australia was a peaceful nation with only five million people inhabiting the land. Women did almost no paid work, while men did all the paid work such as working on the railway or in the post office. Most women typically only engaged in housewives’ duties, such as cooking and cleaning. In 1914, World War One broke out. Britain joined because of an alliance they had formed in 1907, called the Triple Entente, which was made up of France, Russia and Britain. Australia also had an alliance with Britain, and they too had to help in the war. Australia recruited a large abundance of men who all looked forward to going to war, and many seeing it as an adventure. A lot of people joined because they wanted to stay
