When Australia joined the war in August 1914, the reaction was one of excitement, especially among young men. Australian men answered the call to war with a sense of adventure, duty and enthusiasm. As Australian armed forces grew from 3,000 to 50,000, some soldiers struggled with the discipline of military life.
They all had long walks to be made and dangerous times.
Changes through rapid population growth, advancement in transportation, and factory system led to the industrial revolution which was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the US during the 18th and 19th Centuries. In this period agricultural societies transformed from agrarian and handicraft economies to industrialized societies dominated by machines and industry growth where the transcontinental railroads, cotton gin, electricity, and other inventions completely changed the lives of people.
One of the main factors leading up to the Civil War was territorial expansion into places like Arizona and Texas, with the question being whether these new states would be free or slave. It was in Arizona's interest to side with the slave states.
