World War II had a significant economic impact on Australia, with the total cost estimated to be around £1.5 billion at the time, equivalent to approximately $50 billion AUD today when adjusted for inflation. This expenditure included military operations, equipment, and support for the war effort. Additionally, the war led to substantial social and infrastructural changes in Australia, shaping its post-war economy and society. The financial burden was a critical factor in Australia's post-war recovery and development.
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The war after world war 2 in which Australia participated was the Korean war.
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During World War I, it is estimated that Australia spent about $1,423,208,000. The lives that they lost in the war was also substantial.
Because Japan was an enemy of Australia in world War Two, which meant it was directly affected, and even bombed, unlike world war one, which was a jolly good adventure halfway across the world.
Approximately $500 million 1960's dollars.
World War II was an event, not a time era.
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Alot of money, lives, & of course, : war, war and... war.
The war after world war 2 in which Australia participated was the Korean war.
Australia joined the first world war in 1914
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