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The Japanese plan was to takeover South East Asia for its resources, establish a defensive perimeter and negotiate a settlement. Australia imagined that Japan would try to take over Australia, which it neither had the intent or capacity to do.

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Why was Australia under threat by the Japanese?

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How did Japan's movements bring the threat of war to Australia?

The Australian division in Malaya-Singapore was surrendered to the Japanese forces. The Japanese Navy moved south and bombed Australia. It was not threat of war, it was war because Australia had army, navy and air forces as part of the British defences of the South East Asian territories which Japan was attacking and taking over.


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At the height of the Japanese threat Australia had 7 infantry divisions and 3 armoured divisions. The Japanese thrust on the Kododa Track could only mount less than one lightly equipped infantry division.


How was the threat to Australia in World War 2 overcome?

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