Australia in WW2

Before Kokoda, Australians were treated badly. British thought themselves above these 'convicts.' So when Australians won the war at Kokoda, four words and several plarks and memorials were put in their honour. Mateship. Endurance. Fidelity. Honour. People looked up to Australians after that. Especially the Japanese. Considering the Japenese were actually trained and Australians were not. And the Japenese outnumbered the Aussies 10:1. The Aussies seemed like Gods to the Japanese.

The Blitzkreig (otherwise known as a blitz) was a military tactic of weakening the enemy as fast as possible. For a couple of days, the place of assault would be heavily bombed, usually by carpet bombing. A couple ore days are resulted with artillery, tanks, and any other heavy gun pounding the crap out of the place. Once the assault is done, the troops just march in, picking off survivors. The tactic orginated with the invasion of Poland.

The majority of the time in the past a womens role was basically to raise a family, when women persue jobs, the jobs usually require traits such caring and communication.Very frequent jobs are things like teaching, secretaries, factory workers, caring for children....

People have attitudes from different aspects of life and for other reasons, such as: · Their opinion on an object · To protect there self esteem · To adjust to the world

The attack on Pearl Harbor meant America's navy would be unable to come over and defend Australia and other Asian countries from Japan's invasion. That was Japan's purpose when they attacked Pear Harbor, to allow a more easy invasion of Australasia without American interference.

Another Viewpoint:

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor meant that Australia's region had come under direct threat and Australia had to withdraw its forces from the war against Germany and bring them home. While Australia was attacked by air and submarine, the Japanese, having achieved their aim of taking over the resources of South East Asia, and being committed in China and the Pacific, had no capacity leftover to attack Australia, as much as we feared this might happen. The country went on a full war-economy and the reserve forces were called up for full-time duty. It became a base for the American army's campaign to retake the Philippines and contributed to preparations for the invasion of Japan.

An indication of Japan's inability to attack Australia was that the best force they could assemble to take over New Guinea was an infantry regiment and a scratch regiment of engineers and other troops - not one full division, while Australia had five infantry and three armored divisions even before the three AIF ones in the Middle East were brought home. The Japanese Navy was all for pressing on to Australia, but the Army gave a flat 'No' ass they had nothing spare - their troops were fully committed in Burma, South East Asia, China and the USSR border.

The most popular religion in the United States was the Prostestant sector of Christianity. In many parts of Europe, communism was becoming popular so countries were turning Atheistic. After the war televangelists became popular in America.

Because Australia was still technically part of the British Empire ( a Dominion) and was bound by an alliance that required it to participate in wars which involved its "sovereign" country( in this case Britain).

In the U.S., women were not subject to conscription. Men between the ages of 18 and 45 were eligible to be drafted.

Modern US army helmets are made from Kevlar.

There was a large impact on Australia, many people died and communities felt losses. Nearly everyone had lost a loved one or knew someone that did.

Much of the Australian economy, government, and society, in general, was transformed in World War I. Women had to replace men in the workforce, but were not paid reasonably. New companies such as BHP in Newcastle was formed and chemical and electrical industries followed. Food shortages were not as much a problem in Australia as is in many parts of Europe. Their price only raised by around 32%. The Australian Agricultural sector earned much money, as Britain bought much of their wheat as part of their war effort. Much legislations and acts were made in parliament, such as the War Pensions Act and the War Census Act. However, the impact of the war only became much more apparent when the soldiers returned, with many losses for a country with a relatively small population. Household violence was more common, as well as drunkenness, hostility between trade unionists and returned soldiers were also a problem, as well as that between Protestants and Catholics. The Government also had to suffer the burden of supplying jobs for all the returned soldiers, whom would start the RSL, which emphasized the needs of the returned soldier.

THE EFFECT OF WAR ON AUSTRALIANS 1) Destruction of a generation of men - 331 781 troops into action. - 59 342 killed or died from wounds. - 152 171 wounded or affected by the gas. - 4084 became Prisoners of war. - The nation had lost some of its finest men who could have contributed a lot to the growth of the nation. 2) Establishment of Military tradition - The Australians had proved themselves to be first-rate soldiers. - They had been brave tough and resourceful. - A whole new national image had been born.

3) Symbols of Remembrance - The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League was formed in 1916. - Anzac Day, 25th of April has become a national day of remembrance. - Across Australia, a surprising number of stone obelisks, statues, and memorial halls were raised to commemorate the fallen.

it ended wen u stop asking stupid asss questions

To the answerer above - I hope you enjoyed letting off steam in answer to a perfectly serious and reasonable quuestion.

I'm not sure that there was much food rationing in Australia in the years after WWII. My wife, born 1944, was from Tasmania (an Australian state) - comparing her childhood recollections with mine (England, late 40s, early 50s), she did not recollect the significant restrictions on food items that I recollected. I hope an Australian can answer you more fully.

The new strategy of "Island Hopping"; and sometimes, during the war, referred to as "hitting them where they ain't", was a strategy adapted after the bloody "Battle of Tarawa", in November 1943. For further information, see website: World War 2 Time Line 1939-1945; Pacific Islands.

The attack on Pearl Harbor ended around 9:45AM Hawaiian time on December 7, 1941.
At About 10:00 A.M. two hours after they first arrived and attacked, the Japanese departed from Pearl Harbor. They started heading north, back to their air-craft carriers. They were going to send a third wave, but since they no longer had the element of suprise on their side, the decided not to.

Many cultures have influenced Britain, for example the British cuisine, this is shown by the range of different cultures of food, for example, Italian, Chinese, Indian, etc. We have also been influenced by the way we dress, also the latest trends. New product have also entered our shelves due to different cultures, therefore, some would say that different cultures have influenced Britain in a positive way.

German and Italian forces led by General Rommel besieged Tobruk for 242 days without taking the city until they were finally driven off in 1941. Rommel came back unexpectedly in 1942 and captured Tobruk in a single day. The anti-tank ditch had been allowed to fill in, and the Australians who had earlier defended Tobruk had been sent to the Pacific to fight the Japanese; leaving Tobruk defended by inexperienced Indian and South African troops. It was a limited victory for the Axis as most of their supply convoys in the Med preferred the safer route to Triboli or Benghazi. Nevertheless, Tobruk remained in Axis hands until the British victory at Second El Alamein forced them to abandon the city.

The 'Black Hand Gang' were attempting to assassinate the Archduke and his wife, however the person who carried this out was Gavrilo Princip. He shot them both - Sophia in the abdomen and the Archduke in the neck.

Not many, relative to other Allied losses, especially American. According to D-Day.org: "Most of the 1,100 officers and men of the Royal Australian Volunteer Naval Reserve taking part in Operation Neptune on D-Day served aboard British ships or as commanders of several landing flotillas and motor torpedo boats. Approximately 11,000 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) officers and men served with Royal Air Force (RAF) or RAAF squadrons for every phase of D-Day. Australia also provided 15 percent of the 1136 aircraft committed by Bomber Command on D-Day." "Australia, with the great bulk of its forces fighting Japan in the south-west Pacific, took a relatively small part in the operation, but the invasion force included up to about 3,000 Australians. About a dozen Australian soldiers were attached to British army formations, learning the ropes in preparation for amphibious operations in the Pacific later in the war. Some 500 Australian sailors served in dozens of Royal Navy warships, from battleships and corvettes down to motor torpedo boats and landing craft. Several Australians commanded flotillas of tank-landing ships, while others piloted landing craft carrying British and Canadian infantry onto the beaches. Australia's main contribution was in the air. Between 2,000 and 2,500 Australian airmen served in dozens of RAF and ten RAAF squadrons of all kinds. Australian aircrew served in transport and glider-towing squadrons which carried airborne troops, fighter-bombers and fighters operating directly over the beach-head, and many in heavy bomber squadrons which dropped thousands of tons of bombs in support of the landings. Coastal Command squadrons operated far from the beaches of Normandy, protecting the Channel crossings from German naval forces. Fourteen Australians were killed on D-Day (two RAN and 12 RAAF)." http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/dday/index.asp

Gavrilo Princip was in a group called the "Black Hand Gang" who wanted freedom from Austria and wanted Bosnia to be under their rule. The "Black Hand Gang" was later known as "Young Bosnia"

The only Australian City bombed in WW2 was Darwin.? Incorrect;

There were 97 air attacks by the Japanese on Australian Military/towns/Cities throughout World War Two.

Darwin was actually bombed on 64 occasions during the war.

The other Australian Cities/Towns attacked during the 'Battle For Australia' during World War Two were: Wyndham, Port Hedland, Derby, Katherine, Townsville and Mossman amongst many others.

The conditions were really tough for both the Japanese and the Australian army. That had to climb through thick, waist deep mud, climb high mountains, walk through razor sharp kunai grass and walk along the narrow dirt tracks. The fought day and night putting up with the cold wet rainfall especially the cold nights.

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George Washington in the Whiskey Rebellion.