Australia in WW2

In late July 1942, as the Japanese advanced towards Kokoda village, they were engaged by forward elements of the Papuan Infantry Battalion and the Australian 39th Infantry Battalion. Despite the Australians' stubborn resistance, Kokoda fell to the larger Japanese force and by 27 August 1942, the Australians and the few Papuan troops who had stayed with them had been forced back to Isurava.

The were concentrated under guard in camps.

Australia is a multicultural society, so therefore we have surnames from many different countries.

The Australian forces were brought back fro the Middle East to join the rest of the forces in protecting Australia. They then fought ongoing campaigns to defend and regain Papua New Guinea from Japanese takeover. Navy and Air Force units were amalgamated with the American drive through the Philippines towards Japan.

The Americans did not want the complication of different command and logistics systems in the invasion force to Japan where protracted heavy fighting was anticipated, so an Australian army corps which had been earmarked to join in the capture of Japan was sidelined and put out to retaking British and Dutch colonial territories in the Indonesian archipelago, saving those colonial powers from this task at a significant cost to Australia in resources and casualties. Australia could have withdrawn from major fighting after it had regained Papua New Guinea, but it took on the task to remain as a significant player in the Allied war effort in order to become a major player in the post-war settlement and establish its influence in the Pacific region.

Australia led the Occupation Force provided by the British Commonwealth in Japan.

The Germans brought their religion (Christianity, specifically the Lutheran denomination) and their culture to South Australia from the 1830s. They were hard workers who tilled the land tirelessly, working the productive Barossa Valley and also, later, numerous other areas around Australia. They introduced the most productive wine grapes into Australia, and also a variety of foods enjoyed by Australians today.

One of Australia's greatest children's writers, Colin Thiele, was of direct German stock, and influenced the direction of children's literature for many years.

It is unfortunate that, during each of the World Wars, many German-speaking Australians were rounded up and interned in camps, in the belief that they were spies for their homeland. Many were forced to Anglicise their names.

Another lesser-known influence of the Germans in Australia was their work as missionaries to the Aborigines. Whilst the German Lutherans accept responsibility for some of the atrocities perpetrated on the Aboriginal people in the nineteenth century, in the name of "civilising" them, there is a huge chunk of Australian Aboriginal history in which the indigenous people benefitted from the German Lutheran influence.

The influx of Vietnamese people had a large effect on Australia's appreciation for Asian foods and flavours because the ingredients became available. The variety's of bread available increased greatly as a result of the french bread making influence that came with them. Vietnamese people in Australia used our educating system to its full extent to bring into Australia many highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals and tradesmen. Add to this access to diverse culture tradition and religion and the effect was enriching to Australia.

The area of Britain (consisting of England Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) is 94,526 square miles. The area of Texas is 268,820 square miles.

268820/94526=2.8438736432304339546791358991177.

Therfore, Britain will fit into Texas 2.84 times.

One kind is Indonesia invading West Papua and East Timor.

Australia went into ww2 because Japan bombed Pearl Harbour and they were coming closer to Australia. On a9 of February 1942, Darwin was bombed. The two areas that were heavily bombed were the Post Office and the Wharf because they wanted to cut of communication. They obviously knew the area well. Darwin suffered 64 air raids.

THE ABOVE IS INCORRECT - AUSTRALIA WENT TO WAR ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1939 AND HAD BEEN FIGHTING IN MANY CAMPAIGNS ALONGSIDE THE BRITISH AND OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES. THE USA WENT INTO THE SECOND WORLD WAR FOLLOWING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOUR. AUSTRALIA HAD ALREADY BEEN FIGHTING THE JAPANESE IN MALAYA AND SINGAPORE.

Russia really doesn't have many international enemies, they are more trying to deal with domestic problems like the terrorism in Chechnya. The Only enemy they really have is probably Georgia which they fought a brief war with in 2008.(Russo-Georgian War) but relations are definitely improving now.

well, That Samurai would be forced to perform a seppuku, the suicide ritual. were the samurai would take out there Wakizashi [short-sword] and kill themselves

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France

Yes there was. They were the Axis, along with Italy.

In centuries past, britian was in desperated need for more soldiers to fight againat neopoleon. As result,.britain boarded ships and captured US soldiers to help fight . this turned into the war of 1812 in the US history.

Western Australia initially did not wish to federate. It was guided by Premier and former explorer John Forrest, who held back on the agreement because he wanted to ensure the economic security of the state, given its distance from the more highly populated eastern states. Forrest believed that Western Australia's very distance from the rest of Australia's states would mean it would miss out on many of the trade benefits the eastern states would enjoy.

Western Australia itself was divided over whether or not it should federate, as the people of Albany wanted to be included as part of South Australia, rather than aligning themselves with Perth and Fremantle. Despite this, Forrest's 31 July 1900 referendum on whether the Western Australians wished to join the rest of the commonwealth was resoundly accepted throughout the state.

Mainly the USA but also Australia and New Zealand contributed naval and air forces.

Condensed From Wikipedia: The Tunisia Campaign, also known as the Battle of Tunisia, was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia. The Axis forces had early successes but the Allies' supply and numerical superiority ultimately led to the Axis' complete defeat. Over 275,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war.

At the beginning of WW2 Australia was a part of the British Commonwealth and as such was considered one of the Allied nations, along with other British Commonwealth nations such as South Africa & Canada. Other Allied nations were England, U.S. and briefly France which seems to have a penchant for surrender.

The purpose of the "White Australia" policy was essentially to protect Australia from infiltration by Asian cultures. Although introduced at Federation, it was actually a legacy dating back to goldrush times. Some Australians wanted a "White Australia" policy and to have immigration laws toughened. There was lingering resentment over the Chinese who had come during the gold rush, made their fortune (as they were far more industrious than Australians) and then returned to their own country, taking their fortune with them. Some stayed and set up businesses in towns, but they were always looked down upon.

It was hoped by some (not all) that a White Australia policy would ensure employment for Australians. Some colonies were opposed to this policy as they used foreign labour, which was often much cheaper than local labour. An example of this is Queensland, which employed Kanakas (people from the Cook Islands). Under the new constitution, not only the Kanakas, but also the much-feared Chinese, who came to Australia during the gold rush, would not be allowed into Australia. Thus, there was a push for Federation (which eventually happened in 1901) which would eliminate unwanted foreigners, providing more employment for Australians.

As a result of fighting or due to disease etc or just how many women died during 1914-1918?

The Russians had some women battalions and it is thought between 400-2000 died on the front line from both sides. The number raises more when you count civilian deaths from the war not directly to do with fighting but from shelling.

Some dressed as men to fight on the line, some were killed in civilian deaths and others whilst tending to the wounded, about 400 US nurses died mostly of Spanish Flu. Many others had to work in dangerous factories to quickly churn out the ammunition etc needed on the front line.

During 1914-1918 in the US alone over 25,000 women a year died in childbirth.

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The U.K would fit into Australia at least 31 times