May 31, 1942: Japanese submarines enter Sydney Harbour.February 16-19, 1942: Japan attacks the Philippines, Malaya, Thailand, Guam, the Gilbert Islands and Hong Kong.
February 8-15, 1942: The fall of Singapore to Japan. December 7, 1941: Japan bombs US fleets in Pearl Harbour. WWII events that led to the ANZUS alliance In just a few days, Japan invaded Pacific islands, attacked more parts of Asia, and bombed the Australian mainland. When Japan took Britain's port in Singapore and 15,000 Australians as prisoners of war with it, it was clear the empire could no longer protect its Asia-Pacific dominions. August 15 marks 75 years since World War II ended in the Pacific with Japan's surrender to a group of countries that included Australia and its new superpower ally, the United States.Īs we get further away from those events, both culturally and through time, even a milestone anniversary like this can easily slip by.īut the outcomes of the war in the Pacific can still be seen and felt today.
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