Singapore

Britain failed to prevent the Japanese from invading Singapore because Japan had air superiority over the region.

Most of England's air power was in Europe fighting Hitler's armies and defending England from invasion. Therefore England greatly relied the United States to provide air cover.

So, in respect, your question is incorrect. The real question is: Why did the USA fail to support the UK with air support when Japan invaded Singapore?

Because of the Japanese airstrikes, British forces were concentrating on defending Singapore from a head-on attack by Japan from the borders, air and sea.

However, Japanese infantry managed to out-flank the British defenders by riding bicycles through the harsh Malaysian jungles.

Because it's near impossible to get tanks and armoured vehicles through the Malaysian jungles, there were no British tanks in the area the Japanese flanked from, because it wasn't believed that Japan could successfully invade from that position.

The British coastal guns protecting the coastlines of Singapore were turned around to face the land and aimed at the invading Japanese infantry, however because these guns and ammunition were designed to be fired at ships, they were very clumsy at firing on land targets.

Had the US provided decent air coverage to protect the borders of Singapore, the British could have repelled the Japanese easily.

• The photos must be very sharp and clear. Any photos that the authorities find to be sub standard will be rejected.

• The size must be 3.5cms X 4.5cms and be borderless

• You must be looking directly at the camera and your eyes should be wide open.

• The size of your face in the photos should measure between 2.5cms to 3.5cms from the top of your heard to your chin and should be in the center of the photo.

• The top of your shoulders must be visible in the photo.

• Photos should be taken without hats and head covering unless these are normally worn and are a religious or cultural requirement and if they do appear in the photos, your face should not in any way be obscured.

• If you normally wear glasses, these should be worn in the photo but there should not be any flash reflection obscuring your eyes and no part of the frame should cover your eyes. Also sunglasses and tinted lenses cannot be used.

• No other objects such as a part of a chair or decoration items should appear in the photo.

• The background should be white unless your hair or head covering is of that color in which case the background should in a shade of light gray dark enough to make your hair or head covering clearly visible.

• The photo should be in a matt finish and have no creases, stain or other mothers on it.

• Two copies of the photo should accompany the visa application.

depends on where you live as Australia has three different time zones (excluding summer time) - Eastern, central and western. Central is 30 mins after E and W 2 hours after E, ie when it is 7am eastern time it is 6.30am central and 5am western

Congratulations on getting engaged. Marriage is a huge milestone and so is having the money to tie the knot. Here are some tips on how to stay financially stable throughout the entire process and afterward.

Price of Parents

Brides and grooms: talk to your parents about the expenses of the wedding. Parents want to help their children, so discuss items they can pay for and tell them what you will take care of. Going out for dinner to discuss these options is a great idea. Once parents let couples know what they will pay for, they can move on to creating their budget.

The Budget

After adults discuss who will pay for what, it is time for the bride and groom to figure out a budget. Couples should refrain from placing items on their credit cards as many others do. Credit cards may get people into debt and that is no way to start out a life together. Couples should look at how much money they can save up to three months prior to their wedding. Then, look at the services that need to be purchased for the wedding: photography, wedding dress and other things. If there is not enough money, couples should converse with parents again to see if there is any chance of borrowing money to avoid interest later.

Be Frugal

Since weddings are about love, it is best the couple does not spend too much money on items like the cake, favors and flowers. The bride and groom can talk to floral designers about doing something very simple.

Creative Minds

Families should think about ways they can be creative with weddings in order to save money. A nice touch to an outdoor wedding may be to pick sticks off of the ground that have fallen from trees and place them in a vase that the dinner hall may provide you. Another example may be to write a poem about each person attending the wedding. These are cheap and creative ideas that family will enjoy more than a deck of cards.

Couple Elopes

Families may not be happy with a decision to elope, but it saves so much money and enables brides to still purchase their expensive wedding dress. Couples can marry in a beautiful country on the ocean and have their honeymoon at the same time. Sometimes eloping ends up being far less expensive.

Pay Debts

The bride and groom should make sure to pay all money back to their family as soon as possible if it was borrowed since it helps rid a guilty conscious, and allows the couple to move on with their lives knowing they do not owe anything.

Save Money

After the wedding is complete, couples should have a plan to take a certain amount of money from each paycheck and place it into a savings account. Making this promise to one another could create a lifetime of security which every couple should have.

29,751 km (18,486.41 miles)

The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles!!! Japan is app. the size in sq. miles to California.