Answer:
Australia and New Zealand become dominions.
World War I occurs.
British recognizes Australia and New Zealand as equals to Britain under the British Crown.
Australia and New Zealand become independent countries.
Explanation:
At first, Australia and New Zealand were considered Dominions (which is a title of semi-independence that is given by the British Crown). It was in 1901 that Australia that six self-governing colonies decided to become The Commonwealth of Australia. They did so through The Federation of Australia. This was before World War I. After the war, though, Australia would achieve the status of Independent Sovereign Nation thanks to the Statute of Westminster in 1931. But it would be only in 1942 that the Australians passed The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act, which formally adopted the sections 2–6 of the Statute of Westminster.
