When the war first broke out in 1939 the Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies immediately sent Australian troops overseas to the middle east to help the British empire as Australia still considered itself part of the British Empire. But then in 1942 Prime Minister Curtin made the decision to pull Australian troops out of the war and come back to Australia to fight against Japan. Because the Japanese also brought the United States into the war Australians …showed first 75 words of 482 total…

…showed last 75 words of 482 total…not like about the Americans. They were also attracting their Australian women and this was not on. The relationships with the three countries (Australia, America and Britain) were changed over the war because of the involvement of the Japanese. Australia felt the need to switch alliances with Britain to America so save their country as Britain was fighting their own war. Australians views on the United States also again changed when personal issues were involved.